William J Alexander

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Richville in B-24 #42-95249 on 6/25/44, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mason City, Iowa, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 25 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6987 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database