William John Reagin
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. 1st combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4574
Awards: PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16013911
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35374666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32271971
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065699 / O-677607
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clayton, Clayton County, Georgia, United States | 1 July 1923 | Son of Edwin E and Mary B Reagin. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 3 September 1942 | Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Died |
Sehlem, Hildesheim, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) from Berlin in B-17 42-102541 8-May-44; A/C rammed by Me109, exploding due to wing tank fire. KIA. MACR 4574 |
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Buried |
Sehlem, Germany | 9 May 1944 | in the Sehlem Cemetery, near Hildesheim, Germany |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Snetterton Heath | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Jonesboro City Cemetery Jonesboro, Clayton County,GA | Re-Interred Jonesboro City Cemetery Jonesboro, Clayton County, GA | |
| Jonesboro, GA | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4574 / MACR 4574; Snetterton Falcons pg 61 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database