William Ellsworth Eisenhart
Military
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UPL 50453
LEAD CREW (EISENHART CREW) 359TH BS, 303RD BG. 24 MAR 1945
LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr (copilot), Capt William E. Eisenhart (pilot), Capt George H. Counts (navigator)
LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr (copilot), Capt William E. Eisenhart (pilot), Capt George H. Counts (navigator)
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 42 missions from Dec 1943 to April 1945.
Awards: LOM, DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), GC, AF Commendation, MSM, WWII Victory, Defense, American, EAME (1 x battle star), Legion de Honour, Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam medals.
A full biography is available on the 303rd Bomb Group website:
http://www.303rdbg.com/pres-eisenhart.html
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36597852
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13065716 / O-814319
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13081029 / O-772673
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Akron, Ohio | 25 January 1920 | Son of Mearle and Marie Eisenhart. |
Enlisted |
9702 E 59th St B, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 10 March 1942 | At Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Died |
Hilton Head, SC | 21 March 2017 | |
Buried |
Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, FL | 24 March 2017 | Bay Pines National Cemetery Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida |
Summit County, OH, USA | |||
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self