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Shot down 2 December 1944 in B-24 42-50766. Killed in Action (KIA).
"Part of the formation that attacked the Bingen marshalling yard on 2 December 1944 was the Liberator of pilot Herbert L. Bayless of 44 BG (506 BS). Like the ship of pilot Billingsley it was also attacked by German Me-109’s of IV./JG 3 and set ablaze. The aircraft spun down and hit the ground near Schwarzerden (near Kirn). Five men perished, four survived".
Military | Sergeant | Instrument Specialist, Mechanic, Aerial Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
Bill went on flight status at the age of 30. He acquired the nickname "The Count" or "Count Nickels" after telling the other flyers tales of working in the NYC subway System where he said the change booth attendant was called "Count Nickels."
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Group
The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...
Squadron
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
"Part of the formation that attacked the Bingen marshalling yard on 2 December 1944 was the Liberator of pilot Herbert L. Bayless of 44 BG (506 BS). Like the ship of pilot Billingsley it was also attacked by German Me-109’s of IV./JG 3 and set ablaze....
B-24 Liberator
Suffered a landing gear collapse on 11 May 1944
12 August 1944
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Bakersfield, California, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | near Schwarzerden, Germany | 2 December 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 November 2019 11:46:32 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to role and mission associations |
| Sources | ||
Information from the 44th Bomb Group Loading Lists at Rootsweb via William Mulholland. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 February 2019 15:16:28 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and events |
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Sammlung Jan Hey at http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/hochwald-nahe.html |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 September 2015 16:07:48 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography and unit associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from : |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:53 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
MACR 10848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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