William McQuoid
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107020, Killed in Action (KIA). PH
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Bernard J McDonald
Military
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Widstrom crew, 708th Rattlesden, undated Original crew, Nov. 1943 Front Row – Left to right: Radio Operator, Rudolph Palumbo Bombadier, Al Halpern; Pilot, Roy “Whitey” Widstrom Back Row – Left to right: Tail Gunner, William “Mac” McQuoid; Engineer, Roy “Willie” Williams; Ball Gunner, Bob “Junior” Johnston (Prisoner of War) Right Waist Gunner, Clarence “P.P.” McDonald Co-Pilot, Joe “Murph” Woolsey Photo also in "Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H)" https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056;
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42107020. Killed in Action (KIA).
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42-107020
B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 11/3/44; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 12/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Edwin Wright, Co-pilot: Capt George Hughes, Navigator: Wray Hylton, Bombardier: Nick Dekoning, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Williams, Radio Operator: Rudi Palumbo, Waist gunner: Bernie McDonald, Waist gunner: Clarry Brown,Tail gunner: Bill McQuoid (9 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Bob Johnston (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft badly damaged ship, two engines KOd, crashed Reinachmuhle near Ailingen, three miles N of Friedrichshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4773.
Service
People
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
708th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-107020 Flak Happy
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 11/3/44; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 12/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Edwin Wright, Co-pilot: Capt George Hughes, Navigator: Wray Hylton,...
Associated Place
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Rattlesden
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New York City, New York | |
| Died | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 March 2020 17:20:39 | ElaineBalsley | Changes to biography |
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Served with William James McQuoid, Jr. See his page for details |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 March 2020 17:18:01 | ElaineBalsley | Changes to nickname |
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From the back of a photo. Served w/SSgt William James McQuoid, Jr. See his page. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:04:30 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4773 |
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