William Edward Lowther
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 52170 - S/Sgt William E. Lowther, 489BG
Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7915
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06975673 / O-790501
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Censored
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Smiths Station, Lee County, AL | 4 December 1916 | Son of William Guerry and Rubye [Stoddard] Lowther. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 1 December 1941 | Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Died |
Saint Lo, France | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. KIA MACR 7915 |
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Based Evaded |
Halesworth | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Plot F, Row: 2, Grave: 13. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
