William L Fortier
MilitaryRWG, Moore Crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30013 "Lethal Lady". Mission #12 to Hamburg. MACR 130. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
Missoula, MT
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670104
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734691
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6389012
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33234207
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665323
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lethal Lady
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
3 October 1905 | ||
Enlisted |
12 March 1942 | ||
Other Prisoner of War |
25 July 1943 | Stalag XVIIB | |
Died |
14 February 1975 | ||
Based |
25 July 1943 | ||
Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery Polson, MT Plot 7A Row 27 Grave 37 |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 130 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 130 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database