William Wallace Driscoll Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 43489
Killed in Action (KIA). July 9, 1943 on takeoff from Benghazi while TDY to the 9th AF, B24D#42-40779 was hit by enemy fire and caught fire near Crete. This was the first plane and crew lost by the 389th. The 389th was ordered to North Africa in preparation for the Ploesti raid. It reported there before England.
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
8 February 1917 | ||
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Died |
9 July 1943 | ||
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Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 178, MACR 0041
