William served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24D # 42-72891, 344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Married.
B-24D # 42-72891 took off, with a crew of 10, from Hergla, Tunisia on a bombing missing against the bomb factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Near their target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and disabled. Five of the crew were seen jumping out of the B-24 before it broke in half and crashed to the ground.
William was " Killed In Action " in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-676423
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Crew of B-24D # 42-72891 :
Bonnet, Fred C. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
Chalk, William R., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD ~ ( KIA )
Davis, Fred A. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL ~ ( KIA )
Egan, Edward F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL ~ ( KIA )
Fleischbein, Fred A. ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )
Fulwiler, Harold D. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer ~ ( Survivor )
Jeffries, French S. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI ~ ( KIA )
Rickard, Charles J. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY ~ ( KIA )
Rowe, Gordon A. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator ~ ( POW )
Wolfe, Lawrence G. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Married.
B-24D # 42-72891 took off, with a crew of 10, from Hergla, Tunisia on a bombing missing against the bomb factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Near their target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and disabled. Five of the crew were seen jumping out of the B-24 before it broke in half and crashed to the ground.
William was " Killed In Action " in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-676423
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew of B-24D # 42-72891 :
Bonnet, Fred C. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
Chalk, William R., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD ~ ( KIA )
Davis, Fred A. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL ~ ( KIA )
Egan, Edward F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL ~ ( KIA )
Fleischbein, Fred A. ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )
Fulwiler, Harold D. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer ~ ( Survivor )
Jeffries, French S. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI ~ ( KIA )
Rickard, Charles J. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY ~ ( KIA )
Rowe, Gordon A. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator ~ ( POW )
Wolfe, Lawrence G. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
William served as a First Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-24D # 42-72891, 344th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Married.
B-24D # 42-72891 took off, with a crew of 10, from Hergla, Tunisia on a bombing missing against the bomb factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Near their target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and disabled. Five of the crew were seen jumping out of the B-24 before it broke in half and crashed to the ground.
William was " Killed In Action " in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-676423
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew of B-24D # 42-72891 :
Bonnet, Fred C. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
Chalk, William R., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD ~ ( KIA )
Davis, Fred A. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL ~ ( KIA )
Egan, Edward F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL ~ ( KIA )
Fleischbein, Fred A. ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )
Fulwiler, Harold D. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer ~ ( Survivor )
Jeffries, French S. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI ~ ( KIA )
Rickard, Charles J. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY ~ ( KIA )
Rowe, Gordon A. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator ~ ( POW )
Wolfe, Lawrence G. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Married.
B-24D # 42-72891 took off, with a crew of 10, from Hergla, Tunisia on a bombing missing against the bomb factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Near their target they were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and disabled. Five of the crew were seen jumping out of the B-24 before it broke in half and crashed to the ground.
William was " Killed In Action " in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-676423
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew of B-24D # 42-72891 :
Bonnet, Fred C. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
Chalk, William R., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, MD ~ ( KIA )
Davis, Fred A. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL ~ ( KIA )
Egan, Edward F. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL ~ ( KIA )
Fleischbein, Fred A. ~ Sgt, Gunner, CA ~ ( KIA )
Fulwiler, Harold D. ~ T/Sgt, Engineer ~ ( Survivor )
Jeffries, French S. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI ~ ( KIA )
Rickard, Charles J. ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY ~ ( KIA )
Rowe, Gordon A. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator ~ ( POW )
Wolfe, Lawrence G. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner ~ ( Survivor )
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Inscription
1LT, 344 AAF BOMB SQ, 98 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
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