William Francis Lewis

Military

Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4870



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15097184 / O-738153
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, New York 14 December 1912 Son of Theresa Veronica Lewis.

Enlisted

Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY 24 March 1942 Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York

Other

Bailed out - POW

Hagondange, France 11 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. POW MACR 4870

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 11 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

25 May 1976

Buried

Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, CA 28 May 1976 Mount Vernon Memorial Park Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California Court of Honor East

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Chelveston 11 May 1944 Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Binghamton, Broome, NY At time of draft registration.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Corrected a typo in the POW event.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database