William Lynn Eblen
Military
Object Number - UPL 51190 - 1st Lt William Lynn Eblen, 323BS, 91BG
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
After the war he joined United Airlines flying with them for 35 years until his retirement in 1980.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16160287
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13084098 / O-717544
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shirley Jean
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 September 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Louisville, KY | 26 January 1920 | Son of Homer Lynn and Hattie Emma [James] Eblen. |
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Enlisted |
Bowman Field Louisville KY | 24 June 1942 | Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky |
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Died |
Jeffersonville, IN | 11 August 2004 | |
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Buried |
Walnut Ridge Cemetery Jeffersonville, IN | 13 August 2004 | Walnut Ridge Cemetery Jeffersonville, Indiana |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55494552/william-lynn-eblen
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of William Eblen.
