William Clarence Fort Jr
Military
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"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.
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.
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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