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 |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |