William Henery Marcotte
MilitaryShot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #425218 'Skywolf. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Before entering USAAF Marcotte had completed pilot training with the RCAF.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795202
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
![First Lieutenant Charles R. Patten, of the 303rd Bomb Group, inside a Jeep. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238776.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Former salesman at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., First Lt Charles R Patten, of the U.S. Air Corps, is preparing to hand out something stronger than paper to the Nazis. Patten, whose home is at 531 Melrose-street, Chicage, is married and has one ch](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378895.jpg.webp?itok=p2IMF1R5)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-349164
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Adjutant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Wolf
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 6 December 1920 | |
| Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 16 February 1942 | Attending #6 Service Flying Training School RCAF | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Bremen, Germany | 13 June 1943 | |
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Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 20 June 1943 | Stalag Luft III (dates are approximate) |
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Died |
Sebring, Florida | 15 February 1997 | |
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Buried |
Bay Pines, Florida | 18 February 1997 | Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, USA PLOT 61, 14, 15 |
Revisions
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Roll of Honor/daughter, First Over Germany pg. 123-4 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia