William Kenneth Aunspaugh
Military ROLL OF HONOURWilliam K. Aunspaugh is my Uncle and the photo taken is him in his uniform from our family collection.
Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in
B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3139
Awards: AM, 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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678175
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gothenburg, Custer County, NE | 13 March 1919 | Son of George H and Lilly C Aunspaugh. |
Died |
English Channel off Isle of Wight | 30 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, KIA. MACR 3139 |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Knettishall | 30 December 1943 | Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Gothenburg Cemetery Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE | Memorialised Gothenburg Cemetery Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ABMC; MACR 3139 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database