William Wade Witham

Military

Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 mission club. 22 x combat mission. ETD.





Alarms: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Melvin J Bleakman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20346022 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Assistant Operations

Aircraft

42-29886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

42-29901

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29934

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sanford, VA 9 July 1917

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 18 September 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Died

Smithfield, NC 11 July 2010

Buried

Brier Creek Memorial Gardens, Raleigh, Wake County, NC 15 July 2010 Brier Creek Memorial Gardens Raleigh, Wake County, NC
Philadelphia, PA

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/83721414-william-w-witham
https://www.fold3.com/record/282788434-william-w-witham
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=24…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161204994/william-w-witham

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000