Son of Mr. & Mrs. William L. Reilly, Sr. who resided in Detroit, Michigan.
William served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 15, 1943 at Hondo AAF, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
William was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-701646
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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William served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 15, 1943 at Hondo AAF, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
William was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-701646
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. William L. Reilly, Sr. who resided in Detroit, Michigan.
William served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 15, 1943 at Hondo AAF, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
William was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-701646
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24J #42-110139, 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 15, 1943 at Hondo AAF, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-110139 took off Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on a shipping strike mission off of Yap Island. They were hit in the No. 4 engine by anti-aircraft fire and were also attacked by Japanese Zeros. They crashed into the sea with a loss of the entire crew.
William was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-701646
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110139:
Barrow, Herbert T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, FL
Bigley, Norbert ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Boltin, William M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, IN
Christiansen, Wesley D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Jones, Earl F ~ T/Sgt, Enginner, WV
Lerner, Hyman ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Mossburg, Louis G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IN
Reilly, William L, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IL
Satterfield, Luther S ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Trotter, James W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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