William Harry Landers
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 60829
UPL 60829
S/Sgt William H. Landers
KIS in B-17 2-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662226
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Madison Co, Alabama | 2 May 1922 | Born Madison, Alabama |
Enlisted |
Montgomery, Alabama | 3 May 1941 | Enlisted Montgomery, Alabama |
Died |
Brome, Suffolk | 10 November 1943 | Died Brome, Suffolk |
Buried |
Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | Re-Interred Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama |
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Sources
Combat Sup, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia