William O Ballou
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 6 Apr 45 in B-17 #42-107204 while on a mission to Leipzig. Crashed in Belgium.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stand By aka Goin' My Way
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 April 1945 | ||
Born |
La Plata City, Colorado | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected the location of the Born event.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / letter from Belgium