William Joseph Kuban
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions.
18-Nov-43 1 wheel crash landing in B24 41-29161 at Shipdham. Assigned mission was the airfield at Kjeller, Norway. Pilot Rockford Griffith. Kuban was wounded in action.
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-531343
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Poop Deck Pappy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Norwalk, CT | 22 February 1922 | Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Kuban. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 3 October 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Other Honourable discharge. |
7 November 1945 | Discharged USAAF. | |
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Died |
27 August 1975 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 376-7;
href="http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…">http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…; / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia