Willard E Burnett

Military

Willard 'Pete' Burnett served as an aerial gunner and then as a ball turret gunner with the 331st Bomb Group of the 94th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Rougham, England. One of the crews he flew with was the Raymond C Stachowiak crew.



He flew 32 missions over France, Germany and Central Europe. Forced down in France, he was rescued by the French underground and safely returned to England.



On 14 April 1945, he was transferred to the 70th Replacement Control Depot.



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Poteau, OK, USA 24 May 1925

Died

Abilene, Texas, USA 16 November 2009

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Information provided by Willard E Burnett's great grandson, Brad.
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44548349
http://obituaries.stwnewspress.com/story/willard-burnett-1925-2009-7475…