Staff Sergeant William Oxby served in the 322 Bombardment Squadron,91st Bombardment Group,United States Army Air Forces during World War II.On November 2,1944,he was the ball turret gunner on a B-17,"Man O War II" on a mission to bomb a synthetic oil plant at Merseburg,Germany.His Flying Fortress was hit by enemy fire and was shot down.Staff Sergeant Oxby was killed during this action.
Staff Sergeant William Oxby served in the 322 Bombardment Squadron,91st Bombardment Group,United States Army Air Forces during World War II.On November 2,1944,he was the ball turret gunner on a B-17,"Man O War II" on a mission to bomb a synthetic oil plant at Merseburg,Germany.His Flying Fortress was hit by enemy fire and was shot down.Staff Sergeant Oxby was killed during this action.
Family Members
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Robert Owen Oxby
1876–1961
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Sadie Angela Bailey Oxby Johnson
1897–1986
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Esther Belle Oxby Thayer
1917–2008
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Charles Owen Oxby
1919–1996
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Elton David Oxby
1920–1993