William served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Gunner on B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225), 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Nassau County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942 at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, New York. He was noted as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 32427503
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Airman who perished on B-17 #42-5225:
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, PA
Klopolsky, John R, T/Sgt, Radio-Op, CA
Mitts, Homer J, Sgt, Waist Gunner, TN
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sparman, Dick L, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MT
Von Der Heyde, Don S, 2nd Lt, Pilot, PA
Walton, Mack D, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TN
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, NY
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7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-29574 "The Sky Wolf II" see:
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Nassau County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942 at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, New York. He was noted as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 32427503
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Airman who perished on B-17 #42-5225:
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, PA
Klopolsky, John R, T/Sgt, Radio-Op, CA
Mitts, Homer J, Sgt, Waist Gunner, TN
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sparman, Dick L, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MT
Von Der Heyde, Don S, 2nd Lt, Pilot, PA
Walton, Mack D, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TN
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, NY
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7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-29574 "The Sky Wolf II" see:
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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William served as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Gunner on B-17 "Stormy Weather" (#42-5225), 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Nassau County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942 at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, New York. He was noted as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 32427503
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airman who perished on B-17 #42-5225:
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, PA
Klopolsky, John R, T/Sgt, Radio-Op, CA
Mitts, Homer J, Sgt, Waist Gunner, TN
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sparman, Dick L, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MT
Von Der Heyde, Don S, 2nd Lt, Pilot, PA
Walton, Mack D, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TN
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, NY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-29574 "The Sky Wolf II" see:
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Nassau County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 13, 1942 at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, New York. He was noted as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action", along with his entire crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # 32427503
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airman who perished on B-17 #42-5225:
Comac, Peter, T/Sgt, PA
Klopolsky, John R, T/Sgt, Radio-Op, CA
Mitts, Homer J, Sgt, Waist Gunner, TN
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
Sparman, Dick L, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MT
Von Der Heyde, Don S, 2nd Lt, Pilot, PA
Walton, Mack D, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, TN
Wannemacher, William, S/Sgt, Ball Gunner, NY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-29574 "The Sky Wolf II" see:
Coppage, Everet A., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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