William C Patton
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Object Number - UPL 7577 - 42-3204, ROYAL FLUSH, 384th Bombardment Group. 546th Squadron
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3024 'Royal Flush'. Killed in Action.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38191131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35356281
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathy Jane
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'Honey
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bad Oldesloe, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Last known position 500 meters S.E. of Neritz near Bad Oldesloe, Germany |
|
Buried Or Memorial |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…