1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
He was Pilot of B-17 "Local Girl" on a mission to bomb the port of Emden, Germany.
1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
The airplane was attacked by a ME 109 shortly after bombs away. N° 3 engine caught fire and flames also seemed to come from from and fuselage. It crashed at 10:30 at Geefsweer Village, South of Delfzijl.
Four crew members were killed, six were taken prisoner.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44407-pegram-william-g
He was Pilot of B-17 "Local Girl" on a mission to bomb the port of Emden, Germany.
1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
The airplane was attacked by a ME 109 shortly after bombs away. N° 3 engine caught fire and flames also seemed to come from from and fuselage. It crashed at 10:30 at Geefsweer Village, South of Delfzijl.
Four crew members were killed, six were taken prisoner.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44407-pegram-william-g
1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
He was Pilot of B-17 "Local Girl" on a mission to bomb the port of Emden, Germany.
1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
The airplane was attacked by a ME 109 shortly after bombs away. N° 3 engine caught fire and flames also seemed to come from from and fuselage. It crashed at 10:30 at Geefsweer Village, South of Delfzijl.
Four crew members were killed, six were taken prisoner.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44407-pegram-william-g
He was Pilot of B-17 "Local Girl" on a mission to bomb the port of Emden, Germany.
1st Lt William G. Pegram attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm. He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Amry of the United States in Charlotte, North Carolina on 30 March 1942.
The airplane was attacked by a ME 109 shortly after bombs away. N° 3 engine caught fire and flames also seemed to come from from and fuselage. It crashed at 10:30 at Geefsweer Village, South of Delfzijl.
Four crew members were killed, six were taken prisoner.
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-margraten-p/44407-pegram-william-g
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