William M Connarn
MilitaryAssigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Returned to Duty (RTD) after re-supply mission to Grossbeck, Holland. Hit by flak in starboard wing tank shortly after crossing French coast, wing on fire, co-pilot baled out of A/C just as fire extinguished itself. 19-Sep-44. MACR 11179.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15076402 / O-684715
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yuba County, CA, USA | 4 September 1922 | |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, California, USA | 16 October 1942 | |
Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
8 miles NE Bruges, Belgium | 19 September 1944 | Returned to Duty (RTD) after re-supply mission to Grossbeck, Holland. Hit by flak in starboard wing tank shortly after crossing French coast, wing on fire, co-pilot baled out of A/C just as fire extinguished itself. 19-Sep-44. MACR 11179. |
Died |
Greenbrae, Kentfield, CA, USA | 27 October 1987 | |
Based |
Upottery | Assigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. | |
California, USA |