William F McMyne
Military
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UPL 17214
SSGT William F. McMyne
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #413 - Harry E. Sturdevant Crew
Shot Down 10 April 1944. One of two crewmen to bail out.
POW
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #413 - Harry E. Sturdevant Crew
Shot Down 10 April 1944. One of two crewmen to bail out.
POW
466th BG Historian
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252516 'Virgin Sturgeon. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751049
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Virgin Sturgeon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 19 November 1942 | |
Other Shot Down |
in the vicinity of Münstedt, 31246 Ilsede, Germany | 10 April 1944 | |
Born |
Carbondale, Pennsylvania | ||
Other POW |
Bad Sulza, Germany | Stalag 9c |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3796