William Rigebert Dwyer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 7452
LT William R. Dwyer
Pilotage Navigator
Crew #519 - John C. MacDonald Crew
Went missing with his crew on 11 May 1944 mission to bomb the marshaling yards at Epinal, France. The aircraft, B-24H-25-DT #41-28694 "Merchant of Venice", was last seen with one engine feathered and a 2nd engine smoking. Pilot was heard over the radio saying he was going to try to make it to Switzerland. That was last anyone saw of the plane or crew.
Pilotage Navigator
Crew #519 - John C. MacDonald Crew
Went missing with his crew on 11 May 1944 mission to bomb the marshaling yards at Epinal, France. The aircraft, B-24H-25-DT #41-28694 "Merchant of Venice", was last seen with one engine feathered and a 2nd engine smoking. Pilot was heard over the radio saying he was going to try to make it to Switzerland. That was last anyone saw of the plane or crew.
466th BG Historian
Assigned to 785BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-May-44 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4802
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-526631
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Merchant of Venice
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Haven, CT | 4 January 1916 | Son of William Michael Dwyer. |
Enlisted |
New Haven, CT | 18 March 1941 | New Haven, Connecticut |
Other 466th bG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge | 22 March 1944 - 11 May 1944 | The crew were on their 15th mission when they were shot down. |
Died |
Eastern France | 11 May 1944 | Shot down 11 May 1944 in B-24 41-28664 'Merchant Of Venice'. Killed in Action (KIA). |
New Haven, Connecticut | |||
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/310953053
https://www.fold3.com/image/606132828
https://www.fold3.com/record/83357688/william-r-dwyer-wwii-army-enlistm…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529900464/william-r-dwyer-american-battle-…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138789712
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289394/william-r-dwyer
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4802