William K. Aunspaugh
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-683803
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Gothenburg Nebraska
Died: 30-Dec-43
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortress named "My Day". Ditched into the English Channel off the coast of Isle of Wight England after being damaged on a bombing mission in Germany. 6 of the 10 crew members were not rescued from the icy waters.
Contributor:
Jim Easom - [email protected]
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
William K. Aunspaugh
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-683803
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Gothenburg Nebraska
Died: 30-Dec-43
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Bombardier on B-17 Flying Fortress named "My Day". Ditched into the English Channel off the coast of Isle of Wight England after being damaged on a bombing mission in Germany. 6 of the 10 crew members were not rescued from the icy waters.
Contributor:
Jim Easom - [email protected]
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Entered the service from Nebraska.
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