Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 26, 1946.
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William served as a Sergeant & Radar Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kansas City, Missouri prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17127326
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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William served as a Sergeant & Radar Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kansas City, Missouri prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17127326
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 26, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
William served as a Sergeant & Radar Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kansas City, Missouri prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17127326
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
William served as a Sergeant & Radar Operator on B-29 "Devil May Care" #42-24452, 45th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Kansas City, Missouri prior to the war.
B-29 #42-24452 took off, with a crew of 11, from Chakulia, India with 60 other B-29's on a bombing mission to attack rail yards in Bangkok, Thailand.
They were believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft. B-29 #42-24452 was the only B-29 lost on this mission.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17127326
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24452:
Blackwell, Carl E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OK
Cole, Carson E ~ Corp, Gunner, WI
Fancher, Robert J ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, WI
Gabriel, William J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IL
Gettler, John G ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Hunnell, Vern H ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
McCormick, Robert A ~ Sgt, Left Gunner, OH
Powers, L D Eugene ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, OK
Roth, Bernard ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NY
Stone, William T ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, MO
Webster, William H ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MI
( Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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