William E Austin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13253.jpeg UPL 13253 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.

All information correct as on Roll of Honor board

Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.

SSgt William Austin served as a waist gunner on the B-24D, 41-24745, Katy Bug. His aircraft sustained the failure of two engines and crashed into a tree while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing at Little Stukeley. Four crew members were killed (4 KIA). SSgt Austin was uninjured and returned to duty (RTD). The aircraft was salvaged 27 Nov 42.



Later, Sgt. Austin was killed in action (KIA) while serving as the waist gunner on the B-24J, 42-110104. The aircraft was hit by flak which ignited the bomb load and the aircraft disintegrated in mid-air near Caudan, France. 13 Jun 1943.



Air Medal - 3 Oak Leaf Clusters - Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Katy Bug
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hollywood, California, USA

Buried

Saint-James, France Buried in the Brittany American Cemetery. Plot H, Row 18, Grave 1.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Caudan, France 13 June 1944 Killed when flak ignited bomb load and aircraft exploded near Caudan, France

Revisions

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ContributorKickapoo
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Removed punctuation from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 28-Nov-2014. Edited biography; added Places, Aircraft and Missions; added KIA event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces' Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE; KIA event per MACR 5913. Burial location & decorations per AMerican Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

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ContributorAAM
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ABMC; MACR 5913, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 47 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5913 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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