William B Powers Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 31-Aug-43 in B-26B #41-31653 "King Bee" [KX:M] while serving as Radio Operator. The aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed while bombing the German airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: King Bee
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
31 August 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by AA fire while bombing the German airfield at Lille/Venedeville, France. | |
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Buried |
Buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot N, Row 18, Grave 12. |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 28-May-2015. Added NEW ENTRY for this airman. All infomration based on Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 471; "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Burial data per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) database.