William W Dunckel
Military1-Aug-43 on TDY to 9th AF, was interned in Turkey on Ploesti raid in B24 42-40608 'The Urgin Virgin'
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665742
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Vulgar Virgin
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Flint, Mich | 1 October 1920 | Son of William and Alice Dunckel. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 5 March 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Other Interned |
Turkey | 1 August 1943 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
18 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Burton, MI | 15 August 1984 | |
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Buried |
Sunset Hills Cemetery Flint, Genesee County, MI | 18 August 1984 | Sunset Hills Cemetery Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
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Based |
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/44463598/social-security-death-index-willi…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84388472/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628240585/u-s-department-of-veterans-affai…
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Michigan/William-Dunckel_2qmgqb
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122974878/william-w.-dunckel
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 221