William served as a Master Sergeant & Engineer on B-29 Superfortress #42-65295, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1940, prior to the war, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was forced to leave formation when it was attacked by Japanese fighter planes while on a mission to bomb Nyakonojo Airfield, Kyushu, Japan during the war.
The B-29 was believed to have been hit by an aerial bomb and crashed in Karakama, Mobiki Village, Kimotsuki County, Kagoshima Prefecture. No parachutes were observed.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 16021544.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-65295:
Allain, Joseph V ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Illinois
Block, William R ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, Wisconsin
Farber, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Geer, Marvel L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Hix, Carnie B ~ T/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, Texas
Middlemas, Robert C ~ Sgt, Aerial Gunner, New Jersey
Morrisroe, Robert G ~ Sgt, Aerial Gunner, New Jersey
Mueller, Emil W ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, New York
Plunge, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, Connecticut
Sullivan, Edward J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Widows, Harry J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
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William served as a Master Sergeant & Engineer on B-29 Superfortress #42-65295, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 4, 1940, prior to the war, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-29 was forced to leave formation when it was attacked by Japanese fighter planes while on a mission to bomb Nyakonojo Airfield, Kyushu, Japan during the war.
The B-29 was believed to have been hit by an aerial bomb and crashed in Karakama, Mobiki Village, Kimotsuki County, Kagoshima Prefecture. No parachutes were observed.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 16021544.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
Bio by:
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-65295:
Allain, Joseph V ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, Illinois
Block, William R ~ M/Sgt, Engineer, Wisconsin
Farber, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Pennsylvania
Geer, Marvel L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Oregon
Hix, Carnie B ~ T/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, Texas
Middlemas, Robert C ~ Sgt, Aerial Gunner, New Jersey
Morrisroe, Robert G ~ Sgt, Aerial Gunner, New Jersey
Mueller, Emil W ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, New York
Plunge, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Aerial Gunner, Connecticut
Sullivan, Edward J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
Widows, Harry J ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Iowa
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Inscription
MSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on August 8, 1949.
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