William E Champney
Military
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UPL 18008
Crew #502
William E. Champney Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
The only people identified in the photo are:
Harold L. Wilson (G) - standing 2nd from left
Lloyd A. Goodale (B) - standing 4th from left
Gerald L. Barker (CP) - standing 5th from left
Clifford O. Anderson (N) - kneeling 4th from left
William E. Champney (P) - kneeling 5th from left
The other crew members were: Frank Peck, Leo Salts, William Barnett, William Summerlin, Kenneth Robinson and Manfred Stein
This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG and completed a 30 mission tour: 23 March 1944 - 23 June 1944
466th Bomb Group collection
William E. Champney Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
The only people identified in the photo are:
Harold L. Wilson (G) - standing 2nd from left
Lloyd A. Goodale (B) - standing 4th from left
Gerald L. Barker (CP) - standing 5th from left
Clifford O. Anderson (N) - kneeling 4th from left
William E. Champney (P) - kneeling 5th from left
The other crew members were: Frank Peck, Leo Salts, William Barnett, William Summerlin, Kenneth Robinson and Manfred Stein
This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG and completed a 30 mission tour: 23 March 1944 - 23 June 1944
466th Bomb Group collection
Christopher Wilson - Harold Wilsons great-nephew
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693833
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35178944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gaines, PA 16921, USA | 30 July 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Utica, NY, USA | 26 January 1942 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 23 March 1944 - 23 June 1944 | |
Died |
El Paso, TX, USA | 6 November 2000 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, TX, USA | 10 November 2000 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA Plot: Section J, Site 2931 |
Herkimer, NY, USA | 310 N. Bellinger St. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 344