William C Dunham
Military
Back row L to R: 1st Lt Harold E. McDougall (navigator), 2nd Lt Francis W. Moan (bombadier), 1st Lt Richard M. Munson,(pilot), 2nd Lt Thomas C. Valentine (copilot)
Middle row: All unknown
Front row L to R: Sgt William C. Dunham (ball turret gunner), unknown
The "unknowns" in the photo are believed to be: T/Sgt Noal E. Sitz (flight engineer), T/Sgt Winslow W. Kinzel (radio operator), S/Sgt Keith L Paden (waist gunner), S/Sgt Theodore Perkowski (waist gunner)
Identified Personnel via the 487th BG page http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/MunsonCrew.shtml
Object Number - UPL 73509 - William C Dunham (Front Row Left) with his Crew led by Pilot Munson Back row L to R: 1st Lt Harold E. McDougall (navigator), 2nd Lt Francis W. Moan...
Lead Bomb Crew Patch, Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster. Flew on B-24 #42-52669 'Yankee Dolla'.
Temporary assignment to 493rd BG
assigned 493rd BG 25 October 1944. Departed 22nd December 1944
No combat missions flown
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Otterville, Missouri | 2 November 1921 | |
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Died |
26 January 1996 | ||
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Buried |
Otterville, Missouri |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / son, Unit Roster
