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Samuel M Willis Jr

Military

Samuel Willis took part in the airborne assault on D-Day, dropping troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at about 2:20 AM on 6 June 1944, his aircraft was C-53 Skytrooper (serial number 42-68698).

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Units served with

Personnel prepare to board a C-47 Skytrain (serial number 42-100646) of the 313rd Troop Carrier Group at Nordholz. Image via John Quincy.

313th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

49th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Aircraft

42-68698

Aircraft Type: C-53 Skytrooper
Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group 49th Troop Carrier Squadron

Missions

A C-47 Skytrain of the 438th Troop Carrier Group tugs a glider, as it takes off from Greenham Common on D-Day. Handwritten caption on reverse: '438 TCG. Greenham Common, 6/6/44.'

IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order 1

Date: 6 June 1944
Official Description:

Places

Folkingham

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date7 Jun 2019 14:26:37

ContributorEmily

Changes

Sources

IWM Website

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