William H O'Leary
MilitaryMember of Rapp crew
Combat Missions 30. I remember he told me that before debriefing they were given a large glass of whiskey first if they wanted - two if someone passed. Also as he got closer to the end of his missions it was bad luck to be assigned to his crew because his number was up.
List of missions 1. 19 Sep 44 Koblenz, Germany 2. 25 Sep 44 Ludwigshafen, Ger 3. 26 Sep 44 Bremen, Germany 4. 3 Oct 44 Nurnberg, Ger 5. 5 Oct 44 Munster, Germany 6. 6 Oct 44 Berlin, Germany 7. 14 Oct 44 Cologne, Germany 8. 15 Oct 44 Cologne, ' 9. 17 Oct 44 Cologne, ' 10. 4 Nov 44 Neukirchen, ' 11. 5 Nov 44 Kaiserslautern, ' 12. 6 Nov 44 Neununter, ' 13. 9 Nov 44 Thionville, ' 14. 10 Nov 44 Wiesbaden, ' 15. 16 Nov 44 Area #2, Duren, ' 16. 6 Dec 44 Merseburg, ' 17. 10 Dec 44 Koblens, ' 18. 11 Dec 44 Giessen, ' 19. 12 Dec 44 Dermstadt, ' 20. 16 Dec 44 Stuttguart, ' 21. 3 Jan 45 Aschaffenburg, ' 22. 5 Jan 45 Tactical, ' 23. 7 Jan 45 Hamm, ' 24. 18 Jan 45 Kaiserslautern, ' 25. 1 Feb 45 Wessel, ' 26. 3 Feb 45 Berlin, ' 27. 6 Feb 45 Chemnitz, ' 28. 14 Feb 45 Chemnitz, ' 29. 15 Feb 45 Rbeine, ' 30. 26 Feb 45 Berlin, Germany
Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, DFC
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepy Time Gal
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
24 June 1918 | ||
Died |
2 August 2001 | ||
Buried |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
10 November 1944 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10339 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / WWW.486th.org roster