William S Munger

Military

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 41-24527 'The Great Speckled Bird' 17-Aug-43; shot down by fighters, A/C crashed Waldeschaff. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 274

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

324th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Bernard Bedrock

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 06981377
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert S Blair

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13001794
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

John Roger Brickley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17062692 / O-670083
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Jack Paul Gaffney

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39167239
Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
Role/Job: Crew chief

A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group at interrogation after a mission. Passed for publication 24 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Fortresses' Day Raid on Wilhelmshaven - The German Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attacked in daylight March 22 by American Flying Fortresses and Liberators. This was the third heavy raid for U.S. bombers on Wilhelmshaven. Despite strong fighter opposition, the bombers battled their way to the target and dropped their loads of explosives. Three bombers were

David Fredrick Gladhart

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19047614 / O-729846
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

41-24527

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Sky Wolf, Great Speckled Bird
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Dulag Luft 12

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Detroit, Michigan, USA	25 August 1921
Enlisted	Detroit, MI	26 January 1942	Detroit, Michigan
Died		23 June 1976
Buried	North Farmington Cemetery Farmington Hills, Oakland County, MI	26 June 1976	North Farmington Cemetery Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Germany	17 August 1943	Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

Date20 Jul 2021 10:16:22

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29419446
https://www.fold3.com/record/46389923/william-munger-social-security-de…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84385178/william-s-munger-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529576813/william-munger-1921-veterans-aff…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96793267/william-s-munger

Date10 Mar 2020 00:47:05

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:44

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database