Willis E Bolton
MilitaryShot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #423345 'Paper Doll. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Gadsden, Tennessee, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 28 July 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Corrected first name : Willis instead of William
MACR 138
NARA WWII POW database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 138 / MACR 138; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database