William W Clifford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
My great-uncle, T/Sgt Charles E. Zschiesche, was a crew member of this aircraft when it was lost on 8 October 1943.
Object Number - UPL 25700 - Exterminator (42-7470) at Wendling, England (image courtesy of www.b-24.net)
Shot down 9 October 1944 or 8 October 1943 in B-24 #427470 'Exterminator. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Exterminator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisville, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing) | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 |
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Sources
ABMC, MACR 879 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 879 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
