William Harry Blanchard
MilitaryAssigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. Meriwether Jones crew. 20+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4387
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-448999
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Raunchy
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Millersburg, IN | 6 July 1921 | Son of Ora D and Ida Sophia [Weaver] Blanchard. |
Enlisted |
Toledo, OH | 26 August 1942 | Toledo, Ohio |
Other Baled out POW |
Dracesti, Romania | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 POW MACR 4387 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW) | |
Died |
Edwardsburg, MI | 1 March 2012 | |
Buried |
Woodland Cemetery, Wolcottville, Lagrange County, IN | 4 March 2012 | Woodland Cemetery Wolcottville, Lagrange County, Indiana |
Based |
San Giovanni | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. |