William J Casebolt

Military
A bomber crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp], '280029.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg. Associated Press Photo shows Back Row ,(left to right ) Second Lt August H Gaspar; S/Sgt James M Johnson; T/Sgt Leonard R Weeks; T/Sgt. Orlando E. Vincenti, of Carbondale, PA. S/Sgt Don Garrison of Eldorado, Ill; Second Lieut Glenn E Gr media-378753.jpg FRE 905 Robert H. Wolff's crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Left to right they are:
Back Row:
Ira Bardman,
Alfred Clark,
William 'Casey' Casebolt,
James Brady
Arthur 'Eagle' Eggleston,
Willis 'Browny' Brown

Front Row:
Charles 'Stu' Stuart,
Fredric 'Buzz' White, (He is aiming at the enemy)
Bob Wolff,
Lawrence 'Mac' McDonell

Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp], '280029.' [Censor no.]

The photo was taken after Regensburg for publicity purposes. Roger Freeman Collection

The Associated Press printed caption for FRE 905 had been stuck onto the back of FRE 906 and vice versa.

Printed caption should be: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg' Associated Press Photo shows: Back Row (left to right) ' T/Sgt Ira Bardman, of Greenlane, Penn; S/Sgt Alfred Clark of Dodge ,Mass; S/Sgt M J Casebolt, of Osborne, Ohio; T/Sgt James W Brady of Long Island N.Y.; S/Sgt Arthur H Eggleston, of New London, Conn; S/Sgt Wilks E Brown of Maple Lane Minn. (Front Row) Lt Chas A Stuart, of Shevesport, Louisiana; Lt Buzz White of Florence, Arizona; Lt Ret Wolff of Los Angeles, Calif., and Lt Larry McDonald, of Seattle, Wash. on their return to a Bomber Station "somewhere in England" yesterday, August 22.'

Object Number - FRE 905 - Robert H. Wolff's crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Left to right they are: Back Row: Ira Bardman, Alfred Clark,...

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30064 'Wild Cargo'. Prisoner of War (POW).



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A bomber crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp], '280029.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg. Associated Press Photo shows Back Row ,(left to right ) Second Lt August H Gaspar; S/Sgt James M Johnson; T/Sgt Leonard R Weeks; T/Sgt. Orlando E. Vincenti, of Carbondale, PA. S/Sgt Don Garrison of Eldorado, Ill; Second Lieut Glenn E Gr
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735483
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wild Cargo
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Osborn, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 16 September 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Updated the location of the POW event and Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp info from WW2 POW records at the National Archives. Added a connection to 8th AF.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 647 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 647 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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