Horan, William Paul

Individual Personnel Data
Name Horan, William Paul   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-1305581   ‡
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #201 dated 11 October 1944, effective 11 October 1944.
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #213, effective 28 October 1944.
Duty Co-pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 27 December 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot B Row 16 Grave 2
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 January 1917
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 11248⇓ (62.733 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
226⇗ 16 November 1944 Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions
Type: Military
Location: Eschweiler, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, 41st Bomb Wing D group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather.
Sortie Report⇗
227⇗ 20 November 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑8008⇗ Combat Mission Credit
PFF ship; C group lead.
Sortie Report⇗
228⇗ 23 November 1944 Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G.
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Observer 44‑8211⇗ Combat Mission Credit
A group lead; PFF & Gee-H ship.
Sortie Report⇗
235⇗ 4 December 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Soest, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
236⇗ 6 December 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
237⇗ 9 December 1944 Target: Airfield and Daimler Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Böblingen (Stuttgart area), Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑32106⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
243⇗ 24 December 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Kirch Göns, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group. Landed away at Sudbury Airfield, AAF Station 174, due to inclement weather.
Sortie Report⇗
244⇗ 27 December 1944 Target: Bridge (Tactical)
Type: Transportation
Location: Altenahr, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑107083⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
High Squadron hot camera ship. Received direct flak burst two minutes after attacking secondary; burst hit behind ball turret and completely disengaged the tail assembly; three chutes observed; crashed near Mühlbach (near Arenburg), Germany; MACR 11248
Sortie Report⇗

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