Son of Mrs. Mary Swinney who resided in San Francisco, California.
William served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24 #??, 764th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in San Francisco County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 13, 1941, prior to the war, at the Presidio of Monterey, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission over Germany, exploded in mid-air and crashed during the war. The cause noted by the Air Force was that either they were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire or possibly by a bomb being released from a bomber above.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39012138
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Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Balen, William F ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Haserlat, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Herrin, Douglas A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Juran, John J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Kain, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Konapaka, Peter ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
McCrary, Harold J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NC
Tallant, William H ~ Maj, Pilot, PA
Wagg, James D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, KS
Worman, Morris D ~ Sgt, Gunner, KS
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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William served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24 #??, 764th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in San Francisco County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 13, 1941, prior to the war, at the Presidio of Monterey, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission over Germany, exploded in mid-air and crashed during the war. The cause noted by the Air Force was that either they were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire or possibly by a bomb being released from a bomber above.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39012138
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Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Balen, William F ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Haserlat, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Herrin, Douglas A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Juran, John J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Kain, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Konapaka, Peter ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
McCrary, Harold J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NC
Tallant, William H ~ Maj, Pilot, PA
Wagg, James D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, KS
Worman, Morris D ~ Sgt, Gunner, KS
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Son of Mrs. Mary Swinney who resided in San Francisco, California.
William served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24 #??, 764th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in San Francisco County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 13, 1941, prior to the war, at the Presidio of Monterey, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission over Germany, exploded in mid-air and crashed during the war. The cause noted by the Air Force was that either they were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire or possibly by a bomb being released from a bomber above.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39012138
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Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Balen, William F ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Haserlat, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Herrin, Douglas A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Juran, John J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Kain, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Konapaka, Peter ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
McCrary, Harold J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NC
Tallant, William H ~ Maj, Pilot, PA
Wagg, James D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, KS
Worman, Morris D ~ Sgt, Gunner, KS
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-24 #??, 764th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in San Francisco County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 13, 1941, prior to the war, at the Presidio of Monterey, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
William was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission over Germany, exploded in mid-air and crashed during the war. The cause noted by the Air Force was that either they were hit by German ground anti-aircraft fire or possibly by a bomb being released from a bomber above.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster.
Service # 39012138
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on this B-24:
Balen, William F ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA
Haserlat, Robert C ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NH
Herrin, Douglas A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, MS
Juran, John J ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Kain, Louis J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Konapaka, Peter ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
McCrary, Harold J ~ Sgt, Gunner, NC
Tallant, William H ~ Maj, Pilot, PA
Wagg, James D ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, KS
Worman, Morris D ~ Sgt, Gunner, KS
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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