William Douglas Whitson
MilitaryU.S., Find A Grave Memorial # 75868023 (biography)
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Wounded along with Co-pilot when 20mm round from enemy fighter exploded in nose of B-17 42-29673 'Old Bill', 15-May-43. Bombardier flew back to base where Capt Whitson landed the damaged A/C. Later with 3 engines out performed deadstick landing in B-17 42-29870 'Big Moose' at RAF Heston.
Awards: DFC, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Denton, TX, USA | 25 March 1920 | Son of Warren P Snr and Oda Jo [McDade] Whitson. |
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 14 July 1941 | |
Other Combat damaged |
Chelveston, Wellingborough NN9 6AN, UK | 15 May 1943 | Wounded along with Co-pilot when 20mm round from enemy fighter exploded in nose of B-17 42-29673 'Old Bill', 15-May-43. Bombardier flew back to base where he landed the damaged A/C. |
Died |
Denton County, TX, USA | 30 August 2011 | |
Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Combat damaged |
Heston, Hounslow TW5 0RD, UK | With 3 engines out performed deadstick landing in B-17 42-29870 'Big Moose' at RAF Heston. | |
Other Pilot training |
San Diego, CA, USA | Basic flight training - Ryan School of Aeronautics in San Diego. | |
Other Pilot training |
Stockton, CA, USA | Advanced flight training - Stockton, California. | |
Buried |
3801 Roselawn Dr, Denton, TX 76207, USA | Roselawn Memorial Park Denton, Texas |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 122-3