William served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #43-38135, 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Washington County, Vermont prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Marienburg, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-444566
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38135:
Boekeloo, Laurence L ~ Corp, Ball Turret Gunner, IA
Cook, James A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, AL
Gripne, Roy W ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MN
Iglitzen, Sidney E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
McCallister, William E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VT
Swearengin, Billy B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Weales, William D ~ Corp, Radio Operator, IN
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #43-38135:
Howard, Glen ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Webb, Paul M, Jr ~ Corp, Tail Gunner
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Below News Article submitted by:
Eric Ackerman.
Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Tuesday, June 5, 1945, Page 13:
LOCAL MAN'S NEPHEW LISTED AS MISSING
Lt. William E. McCallister, nephew of C.C. Beck, 487 23rd avenue north, and brother of Frank McCallister, formerly of this city, is missing in action since April over Czechoslovakia, relatives here have been informed.
Overseas since March, McCallister was believed to have been flying his first mission as a B-17 pilot when he failed to return to an Eighth Air force base in England. His mother is Mrs. W.O. McCallister, Spartanburg, S.C.
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He resided in Washington County, Vermont prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Marienburg, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-444566
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38135:
Boekeloo, Laurence L ~ Corp, Ball Turret Gunner, IA
Cook, James A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, AL
Gripne, Roy W ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MN
Iglitzen, Sidney E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
McCallister, William E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VT
Swearengin, Billy B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Weales, William D ~ Corp, Radio Operator, IN
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #43-38135:
Howard, Glen ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Webb, Paul M, Jr ~ Corp, Tail Gunner
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Below News Article submitted by:
Eric Ackerman.
Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Tuesday, June 5, 1945, Page 13:
LOCAL MAN'S NEPHEW LISTED AS MISSING
Lt. William E. McCallister, nephew of C.C. Beck, 487 23rd avenue north, and brother of Frank McCallister, formerly of this city, is missing in action since April over Czechoslovakia, relatives here have been informed.
Overseas since March, McCallister was believed to have been flying his first mission as a B-17 pilot when he failed to return to an Eighth Air force base in England. His mother is Mrs. W.O. McCallister, Spartanburg, S.C.
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William served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17G #43-38135, 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Washington County, Vermont prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Marienburg, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-444566
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38135:
Boekeloo, Laurence L ~ Corp, Ball Turret Gunner, IA
Cook, James A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, AL
Gripne, Roy W ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MN
Iglitzen, Sidney E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
McCallister, William E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VT
Swearengin, Billy B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Weales, William D ~ Corp, Radio Operator, IN
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #43-38135:
Howard, Glen ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Webb, Paul M, Jr ~ Corp, Tail Gunner
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Below News Article submitted by:
Eric Ackerman.
Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Tuesday, June 5, 1945, Page 13:
LOCAL MAN'S NEPHEW LISTED AS MISSING
Lt. William E. McCallister, nephew of C.C. Beck, 487 23rd avenue north, and brother of Frank McCallister, formerly of this city, is missing in action since April over Czechoslovakia, relatives here have been informed.
Overseas since March, McCallister was believed to have been flying his first mission as a B-17 pilot when he failed to return to an Eighth Air force base in England. His mother is Mrs. W.O. McCallister, Spartanburg, S.C.
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He resided in Washington County, Vermont prior to the war.
William was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked and shot down by German aircraft and crashed near Marienburg, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-444566
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38135:
Boekeloo, Laurence L ~ Corp, Ball Turret Gunner, IA
Cook, James A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, AL
Gripne, Roy W ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MN
Iglitzen, Sidney E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
McCallister, William E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VT
Swearengin, Billy B ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AZ
Weales, William D ~ Corp, Radio Operator, IN
Airmen who became POW's from B-17G #43-38135:
Howard, Glen ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IN
Webb, Paul M, Jr ~ Corp, Tail Gunner
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Below News Article submitted by:
Eric Ackerman.
Evening Independent, St. Petersburg, Florida, Tuesday, June 5, 1945, Page 13:
LOCAL MAN'S NEPHEW LISTED AS MISSING
Lt. William E. McCallister, nephew of C.C. Beck, 487 23rd avenue north, and brother of Frank McCallister, formerly of this city, is missing in action since April over Czechoslovakia, relatives here have been informed.
Overseas since March, McCallister was believed to have been flying his first mission as a B-17 pilot when he failed to return to an Eighth Air force base in England. His mother is Mrs. W.O. McCallister, Spartanburg, S.C.
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