Wiliam Francis Coll
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid, on 1 August 1943, while TDY with 9th AF in B-24 'Scrappy II' 42-40375. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1646
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19067132 / O-728030
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scrappy II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McAdoo, Pennsylvania | 9 May 1917 | Son of James Francis and Hannah Monica [Kelly] Coll. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 13 January 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died Killed in action |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid, on 1 August 1943, while TDY with 9th AF in B-24 'Scrappy II' 42-40375. KIA MACR 1646 |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 3 August 1950 | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34737656/william-francis-coll
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1646