William Francis Lewis
MilitaryAssigned 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
- 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: 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
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |
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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
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Corrected a typo in the POW event.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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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