William Clarence Fort Jr

Military
media-32023.jpeg UPL 32023 "Lt. Wise and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 24-Oct-43."

Rear L-R: 1Lt Calder L Wise, 2Lt William C Fort Jr, 2Lt John P.D. Nothstein, 2Lt Charles W Spencer.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Grover C Mullins, S/Sgt James H Pleasant, S/Sgt Howard H Zeitner, S/Sgt Bernard J Sutton, T/Sgt James C Supple, S/Sgt John Gaspar Viszneki.

Object Number - UPL 32023 - "Lt. Wise and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 24-Oct-43." Rear L-R: 1Lt Calder L...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-17 42-3064 'Star Dust'. 303rd BG lists him wounded 26-Nov-43. On that date a 20 mm shell killed the Bombardier Rocketto.

 

Awards: AM, PH, EAME, WWII Victory

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harold Rocketto
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683314
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group line up for take off. A B-17 (VK-I, serial number 42-3064) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is bringing up the rear. First handwritten caption on reverse of print: '27/8/43.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'VK-I. 8/9/43.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stardust
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Meade, Florida 8 February 1917 Born Fort Meade, Florida

Enlisted

MacDill Field, Florida 20 January 1942 Enlisted MacDill Field, Florida

Died

Jacksonville, Florida 31 May 2002 Died Jacksonville, Florida

Buried

Evergreen Cemetery Fort Meade, Florida 3 June 2002 Interred Evergreen Cemetery Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 513, 303rd BG web site

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