William N Stoneburner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 17 October 1943 in B-17 #4230365 'Rum Boogie'. Plane caught fire off Cromer, Norfolk and crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rum Boogie IV
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

17 October 1943

Born

Ohio, USA

Other

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Name recorded on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge American Cemetery, England

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Cromer, Norfolk, UK 17 October 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1019 / MACR 1019,  Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343; Snetterton Falcons pg 76 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database