William Emerson Current
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Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 'Flak Suit'. William Current landed at the Ruiter in Waasmunster, to the West of Lokeren, Belgium, and was quickly captured on 5 November 1943. It seems that Lt Current, kept after his arrest in a cellar in the city of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, with Bramwell, Smith, Meader and Sage, was separated from them and interned for a while at the Breendonck prison near Antwerp. From there, he was sent to Dulag Luft in Oberursel, ending up in Stalag Luft 1, where he met his Navigator Charles Smith. The camp was liberated by Russian troops on 30 April 1945. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37302407
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32515840
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15097182 and O-678777
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32420839
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey, United States | 25 November 1941 | Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 5 November 1943 - 8 June 1945 | NARA WWII POW database "Stalag Luft 1 - returned to military control 8/6/45" |
Born |
New Jersey, United States | ||
Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | at the time of his enlistment |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database