William D Wills
Military
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UPL 13864
Front: Boyd Bennett, George King, William Yager, Andrew Tolmachoff, Vernon Michaletz, Robert Irwin
Back: Herbert Jenack, Paul Jorgensen, William Wills, Frank Sovis
Back: Herbert Jenack, Paul Jorgensen, William Wills, Frank Sovis
Wayne Tolmachoff
He was assigned to the Kurt Ahlstrom crew. Reported to the ETO on 24 Feb 1944.
Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-17 #4297303. POW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11.
POW, AM
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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: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39565010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kennewick, Washington, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 May 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4557 / MACR 4557, First Over Germany pg. 245, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…