| Name | O'Leary, William Louis ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 39125969 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 8 June 1944, effective 8 June 1944. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner / Togglier |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 7 July 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Flying Accident Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot C Row 3 Grave 9 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Accident Report # 44-07-07-515⇓ (11.808 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Anderson, Earl Overlade, Jr⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Shreve, Walter Eugene, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Hartnig, Carl (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | KIFA |
| 2nd Lt. Warren, Lawrence Chester⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Sherman, John Dewey⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIFA |
| S/SGT. Lloyd, Wilmer Leroy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Noland, Neal William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Hinshaw, Glenn Samuel⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| SGT. O'Leary, William Louis | Flexible Gunner | KIFA |
| PVT. Alvarez, Victor Reyes⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Sortie Report⇗ |
| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107057⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑97521. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 149⇗ | 30 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Montdidier, France |
Togglier | 42‑97521⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Togglier | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102442⇗ |
High group, 41st B wing. Collided with 44‑6147 over England due to weather conditions; crashed 8 miles NW Ridgewell at Withersfield, Suffolk, UK. Sortie Report⇗ |