1LT William Toles (1916-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial

1LT William Toles Veteran

Birth

30 Sep 1916

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Death

1 Dec 1943 (aged 27)

Manston, Thanet District, Kent, England

Burial

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map

Plot

Plot D Row 5 Grave 58

Memorial ID

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Bombardier 1/Lt William Toles, KIA
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # O-736046
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 1/Lt Jack M. Connors, KIA.

389th BG loses two aircraft over the continent and then another that crash lands at Manston England on this day.F lown by the Connors Crew (389th / 565th) crash-landed at Manston, England killing entire crew 1 Dec 43.

Lieut. Toles was a Ploesti Raider Having participated while on temporary duty with the 98th BG with FO Salyers crew in "Operation Tidal Wave' Low level mission against Romanian oil fields. August 1 1943. DFC.

Target: Solingen, Germany
USAAF MACR#:3983
Date Lost: 1-Dec-43
Serial Number: 42-40793
Aircraft Model B-24D-100-CO
Aircraft Letter:H-/P-
Aircraft Name: BLONDS AWAY
Location: Manston, England
Cause: Crash landed at emergency field due to battle damage.
9 KIA

389th BG loses two aircraft over the continent and then another that crash lands at Manston England on this day.

Crew of the BLONDS AWAY
1st/Lt. Jack M. Connors Pilot KIA
1st/Lt. Maurice J. Kercher Co Pilot KIA
1st/Lt William Toles Navigator KIA
1st/Lt. Walter E. Mackey Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. George Aguayo Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Robert K. Bell Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Robert M. Hollowell Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Leonard E. Wyrwas Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Richard W. Weaver Gunner KIA