Willard P Behm
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tender Tit Tillie / Ragin' Red II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dane County, WI, USA | 27 August 1921 | Son of Paul J and Mary M Behm. |
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Enlisted |
Madison, WI, USA | 15 October 1940 | Madison, Wisconsin. |
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Based |
Duxford | 11 March 1945 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 24 April 1945 | Taxiing Accident Duxford/Sta 357 Cat 3 damage 1 Lt. Willard P. Behm, 24-Apr-45 B-17F 42-30298 66FW 8AF |
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Other Crashed |
Airport Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70607, USA | 12 June 1953 | Take Off Accident Lake Charles AFB, LA Cat 4 damage 1 Lt. Willard P. Behm, 12-Jun-53. C-45F 44-47651 - 3627MS 3625MSG ATRC |
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Died |
27 September 1980 | ||
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Other End of War (EOW) |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
| Waupaca, WI 54981, USA | |||
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery Reno, Washoe County, NV | Mountain View Cemetery Reno, Washoe County, Nevada |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit roster on page 135 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry
ContributorAl_Skiff
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