William Bailey Montgomery
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Object Number - UPL 60462 - William B. Montgomery, Pilot, 489th BG, 844th BS
Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to St Cyr airfield, France. A/C sustained severe damage from flak whilst attacking the target. The only operable controls were one rudder and elevator. Nursed back to the British Coast. Bail out was ordered but pilot/copilot/engineer unable to get out before the A/C crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). 22-Jun-44 MACR 7550.
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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: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120723 / T-061828
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15342155
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698556
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7020757
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38325333 / O-703753
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Armstrong County, PA, USA | 22 December 1919 | Son of Charles Thomas and Laura Speer [Bailey] Montgomery. |
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Enlisted |
Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA | 9 December 1942 | San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Texas |
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Died |
Arundel BN18, UK | 22 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to St Cyr airfield, France. A/C sustained severe damage from flak whilst attacking the target. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7550. |
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Buried |
Wall of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission
http://abmc.gov/node/541650#.VmrgC79c8Z4
