William D Bird Jr

Military
Man, showing left profile, and smiling, wearing a uniform of shirt, tie, and hat. Only shoulders and head are visible.  There is a single silver bar on shirt collar and a silver WWII-era Air Force officer cap eagle badge on hat UPL 60344 UPL 60344 William D. Bird, 749th BS, 457th BG

Object Number - UPL 60344 - William D. Bird, 749th BS, 457th BG

1. 31 Dec 44-Krefeld Verdingen2. 01 Jan 45-Kassel3. 02 Jan 45-Mayen4. 03 Jan 45-Hermulppim5. 06 Jan 45-Kempinich6. 07 Jan 45-Bitburg7. 14 Jan 45-Cologne8. 20 Jan 45-Hollon9. 09 Feb 45-Lutzkendorf10. 27 Feb 45-LeipzigLow Dep11. 28 Feb 45-Soest-Low Lead12. 01 Mar 45-Goppingen-High Lead13. 09 Mar 45-Kassel-Low Dep14. 14 Mar 45-Lohne-Low Dep15. 15 Mar 45-Zossen-High Dep16. 26 Mar 45-Plauen-Group Dep17. 30 Mar 45-Bremen-Group Dep18. 05 Apr 45-Ingolstadt-Low Lead19. 09 Apr 45-Furstenfeldbruck-Low Lead20. 14 Apr 45-Royan (France)-High Lead21. 21 Apr 45-Dresden-High

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Birds Point, Mississippi 19 September 1923

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Removed an event that gave him a Death date of 29 January 1923.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, Self; The Fireball, Sept 2013. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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