William served as a Staff Sergeant and Photographer on B-24D "Hot Garters" (#42-41188), 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 8, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" while on a bombing mission over Hansa Bay when his B-24D was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed five miles west of Nubia Village during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12033724
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Crew of B-24D "Hot Garters" #42-41188:
Bernier, William D., 1st Lt, Bombardier, Montana
Copeland, John E., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kansas
Crotteau, Donald C., S/Sgt, Gunner, Wisconsin
Gardner, Charles A., Sgt, Observer, California
Greenman, Donald P., 1st Lt, Navigator, Rhode Island
Handleman, William M., S/Sgt, Photographer, New York
Hyler, William T., S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Johnston, Charles L., Jr., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Jones, Charles J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Georgia
Moore, Hugh F., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Poulsen, Bryant E., 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Young, Herbert V., Jr., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Arizona
(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 8, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" while on a bombing mission over Hansa Bay when his B-24D was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed five miles west of Nubia Village during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12033724
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Crew of B-24D "Hot Garters" #42-41188:
Bernier, William D., 1st Lt, Bombardier, Montana
Copeland, John E., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kansas
Crotteau, Donald C., S/Sgt, Gunner, Wisconsin
Gardner, Charles A., Sgt, Observer, California
Greenman, Donald P., 1st Lt, Navigator, Rhode Island
Handleman, William M., S/Sgt, Photographer, New York
Hyler, William T., S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Johnston, Charles L., Jr., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Jones, Charles J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Georgia
Moore, Hugh F., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Poulsen, Bryant E., 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Young, Herbert V., Jr., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Arizona
(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
William served as a Staff Sergeant and Photographer on B-24D "Hot Garters" (#42-41188), 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 8, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" while on a bombing mission over Hansa Bay when his B-24D was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed five miles west of Nubia Village during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12033724
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew of B-24D "Hot Garters" #42-41188:
Bernier, William D., 1st Lt, Bombardier, Montana
Copeland, John E., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kansas
Crotteau, Donald C., S/Sgt, Gunner, Wisconsin
Gardner, Charles A., Sgt, Observer, California
Greenman, Donald P., 1st Lt, Navigator, Rhode Island
Handleman, William M., S/Sgt, Photographer, New York
Hyler, William T., S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Johnston, Charles L., Jr., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Jones, Charles J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Georgia
Moore, Hugh F., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Poulsen, Bryant E., 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Young, Herbert V., Jr., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Arizona
(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
He resided in New York County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 8, 1941, prior to the war, in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" while on a bombing mission over Hansa Bay when his B-24D was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash landed five miles west of Nubia Village during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # 12033724
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew of B-24D "Hot Garters" #42-41188:
Bernier, William D., 1st Lt, Bombardier, Montana
Copeland, John E., S/Sgt, Gunner, Kansas
Crotteau, Donald C., S/Sgt, Gunner, Wisconsin
Gardner, Charles A., Sgt, Observer, California
Greenman, Donald P., 1st Lt, Navigator, Rhode Island
Handleman, William M., S/Sgt, Photographer, New York
Hyler, William T., S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Johnston, Charles L., Jr., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Pennsylvania
Jones, Charles J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Georgia
Moore, Hugh F., T/Sgt, Engineer, Maryland
Poulsen, Bryant E., 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Young, Herbert V., Jr., 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Arizona
(Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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