William Ted White

Military

William White was a Pilot in the 388th Bomb Group. He is mentioned in War correspondent Ernie Pyle's book "Brave Men", together with his Navigator John Bowser. On return from a mission to Berlin on 19 May 1944, their B-17 Fortress #42-107160 ditched in the North Sea, 25 miles off Great Yarmouth and all ten men on board were immediately rescued by a nearby Allied minesweeper A British Air-Sea Rescue Craft brought the crew members back to land.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Richard Anzalone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12157532
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret gunner

John Dickey Bowser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13068067 at enlistment, then O-xxxxxx
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ross Mitchell Fritzley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39455994
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Earl Ross Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17078242
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Paul George W Hauschild

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37395393
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-107160

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Joe
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.8thafhs.com/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=963
Freeman's "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story"

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html