William A Rathgeber

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-57328.jpeg UPL 57328 William A Rathgeber

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Object Number - UPL 57328 - William A Rathgeber

Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24483 'Spirit of Alcohol'. Killed in Action (KIA), (MIA)body never found.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

42-5789
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-662725
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-731805
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793242
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18063124
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mizpah - The Bearded Lady aka The Bearded Beauty
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of Alcohol
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mizpah II/ Frisco Jinny
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Luftwaffe Waterloo
42-5712 My Prayer
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavyweight Annihilators No2, My Prayer
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Squadron 91st Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Kiel, sub pens 19 May 1943

Born

Hometown of record: New York, NY

Other

Netherlands American Cemetery

Margraten Netherlands 19 May 1943 Tablet of the Missing.

Revisions

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Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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update by BPoston

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update

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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BPoston

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15632 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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