William R Silvey Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) - crashed near Rotenburg on 31 Dec 44 in B-17 42-97666.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97666

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

31 December 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11234