Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Waller, William Theodore ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
14074156 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
25 June 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Riches, George William⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| Flt. Ofcr. Waugh, Colby Arthur⇗ | Co-pilot | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Irwin, Donald Jesse⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Boomhower, William (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Penney, Freeman Seth, "Buzz"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Anderson, Bernard Herman⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Smith, Guy Edwin⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Lavoie, Ralph Edmund⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Martin, Stanley Schoffield⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Waller, William Theodore | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
1⇗ |
22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
2⇗ |
25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑30143⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200)
Sortie Report⇗ |
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