William B Pennington
MilitaryRetired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
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Born |
Topeka, KS, USA | 1 November 1922 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 24 July 1944 - 21 January 1945 | |
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Died |
Joplin, MO, USA | 9 December 2011 | Col. William 'Bill" Pennington USAF RET passed away at 4;54 a.m. Friday December 9, 2011 at Freeman West Hospital. Col. Pennington was born November 1, 1922 in Topeka, Kansas. to the late Jessie Pennington and Lucille Campbell Pennington. He had lived in Joplin the past seven years, moving from Colorado Springs Colorado, where he made his home for 40 years. Col. Pennington served 27 years active duty with the United States Air Force. He flew different styles of aircraft in three different wars- World War 11' Korea and the Vietnam War. He was also a 30 year veteran of the Air Force Reserves. Following his retirement Bill was CEO for Western Horseman Magazine in Colorado Springs Colorado. Bill was a member of the Military Officers Association; the Quiet Birdmen Association and the American Legion. |
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Buried |
Webb City, MO, USA | 12 December 2011 | Mount Hope Cemetery Webb City Jasper County Missouri, USA |
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466th BG Archives - Report on Mission No 137 Karlsruhe, Germany - 5 November 1944
NARA research by Brad Sullivan
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349