Joe C Castillo

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Joe Costello attended 4 years of High School in Texas and joined the Air Corps in 1942. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group / 407th Bomb Squadron as an aerial gunner. Serving as Bombardier on the 14 October 1943 Schweinfurt mission in B-17 #42-30726 he was killed in the plane's explosion. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Harry Collier McIntosh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12032792 and O-735423
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Carl William Ward

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16150128
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Stafford Wilbur Webb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791358
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Clark Woodward

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37261302
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Born

3 July 1920

Enlisted

19 August 1942

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Killed in Action (KIA)

14 October 1943 Co-Pilot McIntosh reported that the plane was on fire and that he was blown out when it exploded. He said Castillo was still in the aircraft at the time of the explosion.

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Buried

Initially buried in Germany, his remains were brought back to the United States after the war. He rests in Section E Site 9549 and his grave mentions the 97th Bomb Group...

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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MACR 846
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
VA Gravesite locator

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database