William Edward Fields

Military
media-48392.jpeg UPL 48392 A group of 416th BG - 669th BS gunners after receiving the Air Medal, 11 July 1944
Left to Right:
SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen
SSGT William E. Fields
SSGT Morton Rosenstein
SSGT Everett T. Epps
SSGT Charles A. Prindle
SSGT Roger W. Nicks
SSGT Foster M. Citty
SSGT Charles L. Webb
SSGT Alexander J. Huber

Object Number - UPL 48392 - A group of 416th BG - 669th BS gunners after receiving the Air Medal, 11 July 1944 Left to Right: SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen SSGT William E....

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37389813
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winnie
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peru, Indiana 27 February 1921
Fort Wayne Indiana 16 February 1942 1313 1/2 Polk Street Worked for Wayne Paper Box & Printing Corp.

Enlisted

Toledo, Ohio 12 September 1942

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Conches, France 6 March 1944

Other

Shot Down/Captured

west of Frevent, France 8 August 1944 Another plane out of that first flight also went down. The plane caught on fire when it was hit by flak after leaving the target; it was seen to lose a wing and then explode. Lt. Peter Dontas was the pilot. Staff Sergeants A.L. Nielsen and W.E. Fields were the gunners. One chute was seen to come out of the plane. The crew is listed as MIA.

Other

POW

Tychowo, Poland 15 August 1944 Stalag Luft IV (Dates are approximate)

Died

Allen County, IN 10 February 2001

Buried

Bunker Hill, Indiana 14 February 2001 Springdale Cemetery Bunker Hill, Miami County, Indiana, USA

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