s/o John Breckenridge Hamilton Sr. and Susan V. Loving.
William served as a Sergeant & Waist Gunner of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Bayou Gal" #42-37979 of the 305th Bomb Group, 364th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force. US Army WW2.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Jun 13, 1942 in Richmond VA.
B-17G #42-37979 took off from Chelveston, England on a bombing mission over the Kiel, Germany Naval Yards.
On May 22, 1944 killed in action over Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany when the plane was hit by flak and exploded, killing the entire 10-man crew.
William was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
Originally buried at Neuville En Condres- Liege, Belgum.
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Airmen who perished on B-17 Flying Fortress "Bayou Gal" #42-37979:
Anderson, Robert D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Gault, John R, Jr ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Gerber, Cecil M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
* Hamilton, William L ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, VA*
Kneupper, Alphonse A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Leavell, Junior R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Reed, Houison G ~ FO, Co-Pilot, LA
Wageman, Edmund J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Williams, Orval R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Willis, Gordon J ~ Tail Gunner,
s/o John Breckenridge Hamilton Sr. and Susan V. Loving.
William served as a Sergeant & Waist Gunner of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Bayou Gal" #42-37979 of the 305th Bomb Group, 364th Bomb Squadron 8th Air Force. US Army WW2.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Jun 13, 1942 in Richmond VA.
B-17G #42-37979 took off from Chelveston, England on a bombing mission over the Kiel, Germany Naval Yards.
On May 22, 1944 killed in action over Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany when the plane was hit by flak and exploded, killing the entire 10-man crew.
William was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
Originally buried at Neuville En Condres- Liege, Belgum.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 Flying Fortress "Bayou Gal" #42-37979:
Anderson, Robert D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, ID
Gault, John R, Jr ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MI
Gerber, Cecil M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
* Hamilton, William L ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, VA*
Kneupper, Alphonse A ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, TX
Leavell, Junior R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, CO
Reed, Houison G ~ FO, Co-Pilot, LA
Wageman, Edmund J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Williams, Orval R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Willis, Gordon J ~ Tail Gunner,
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