Rank, William John

Individual Personnel Data
Name Rank, William John
Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 17118159
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station Special Orders #77, effective 10 April 1945.
  • Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 195 Special Orders #68, effective 16 October 1945.
Duty Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 7 September 1925
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 17 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #83 dated 17 April 1945.
Related Documents Accident Report # 45-05-16-512 (2.682 MB)




CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
1st Lt. Grimm, Karel APilotTBD
2nd Lt. Socwell, Frank EugeneCo-pilotTBD
2nd Lt. Newell, Ralph Leslie, JrNavigatorTBD
CPL. Miller, Lester E, JrRadio Operator / GunnerTBD
CPL. Rank, William JohnEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
S/SGT. Mazur, Walter (NMI)TBDTR
CPL. Rhodey, Frederick OTBDTBD
CPL. Roll, Donald JTBDTBD
CPL. Packard, William HTBDTBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
-- 16 May 1945 None
Non-combat sortie
Engineer/Top Turret 42‑97986 While taxiing after landing, the right tire blew, resulting in the aircraft nosing over. No personnel were injured.
Sortie Report

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