Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Silag, William Joseph ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
12148469 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 23 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Interned, Neutral Country |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 24 April 1944 per General Orders #78, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 14 October 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4347⇓ (12.357 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Burry, James Edgar⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Keate, Richard Clifford⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Wallach, Charles Devay, "BUDDY"⇗ | Navigator | INT |
| 2nd Lt. Greenebaum, Jesse Leon⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Silag, William Joseph | Radio Operator / Gunner | INT |
| S/SGT. Newall, Raymond Alexander⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | INT |
| SGT. Melazzi, Anthony Theodore, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Pratt, Sidney John⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Sendlbeck, Richard Michael⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Hollingsworth, Richard Ray⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
94⇗ |
24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑102446⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Struck by flak on bomb run; after bombing left formation and headed for Switzerland; shot down by Swiss aircraft, crashing into the Greifensee. MACR 4347. This aircraft was recovered from lake in the 1950's.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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