William Thomas Lynch
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. On 12-Aug-42, a fire in a/c B-17 41-9115 forced crew to bail out during a training flight.
Shot down 21-Oct-42 in B-17 41-24441 'Francis X' while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Killed in Action(KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029080 at enlistment, then O-435706
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Intelligence, S-2 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19013914
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023751 / O-437899
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laurens County, South Carolina | 19 June 1920 | BornLaurens County, South Carolina |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jackson Columbia South Carolina | 9 February 1942 | EnlistedFort Jackson Columbia South Carolina |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lorient, France | 21 October 1942 | Aircraft lost near Lorient, France. Circumstances unknown. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint Martin, France | 1 January 1946 | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery. |
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Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey pp. 26, 38