William L Mitten

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick on 20 Feb 1944 in B-24J 42-100085. Seven crew baled out before a/c exploded and crashed SW of Brunswick. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

20 February 1944

Born

Kenilworth, Illinois

Buried

Indiana

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2434, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces