William E Masters

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

William Masters served as a ball turret gunner with the 704th Bomb Squadron of the 446th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Bungay, England. On 4 August 1944, he was flying in B-24 Dry Run #4129137 when it was shot down by flak and crashed at Bussin. Masters was killed and his body was not recovered. His name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery. He is also remembered at New Hope Cemetery, Jackson County, TN.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Armorers of the 706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group with a B-24 Liberator (RT-R, serial number 41-29137) nicknamed "Dry Run". Image via Albert R Krassman Jr Written on slide casing: '706 Armament.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dry Run
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gainesboro, Tennessee 15 February 1924 Son of Foy and Oscar Masters

Enlisted

Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA 28 April 1943 At Camp Forrest

Died

4 August 1944
Jackson County, TN, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7709