William E Polley

Military
Private First Class Charles Parks and William "Bill" Polley swap hats with an Etonian schoolboy. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Associated caption: 'Hat exchange a "NoNo"- Charles Parks & Bill Polley, Yanks. taken while stationed at "Pinetree", 8th AF Headquarters High Wycombe. 4/30/44-1/15/45.' media-456191.jpg FRE 6983 Private First Class Charles Parks and William "Bill" Polley swap hats with an Etonian schoolboy. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographic Battalion, 8th Air Force. Associated caption: 'Hat exchange a "NoNo"- Charles Parks & Bill Polley, Yanks. taken while stationed at "Pinetree", 8th AF Headquarters High Wycombe. 4/30/44-1/15/45.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 6983 - Private First Class Charles Parks and William "Bill" Polley swap hats with an Etonian schoolboy. Image by William Polley, 942nd Engineer Aviation...

Spent 3 Years in ETO in England, France and Belgium, Photographed Windsor and Maidenhead, area whilst on leave.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Service Numbers: 18168726
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Technical Sergeant

Places

8th Air Force accomodation at Daws Hill House. Image via JR Johnson. Written on slide casing: 'Daws Hill House.'
  • Site type: Military site
  • Known as: Camp Lynn; Daws Hill; Pinetree

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rochester, WI, USA 3 May 1922

Died

Northfield, MN, USA 29 December 2010

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Sources

Self, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence (2009).

Images sent by William Polley to Roger Freeman, held in the Roger Freeman collection (pending upload).

Obituary

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