Counihan, William Joseph, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Counihan, William Joseph, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	17053961 ‡
Unit	545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
Assigned	TBD
Duty	Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date	22 June 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 22 June 1943 per General Orders #17, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 28 September 1943.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 8 July 1923 Ordered to attend Gunnery School at Snettisham, Norfolk, for approximately 10 days beginning on or about 30 May 1943, on SO #21 dated 30 May 1943. Students are required to bring .50 cal. Ammunition, gas mask, steel helmet, mess equipment, blankets, clothing for ten days, and draw 'PX rations' in advance.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2165⇓ (3.060 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
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	42‑30076⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Wilhelminadoorp, The Netherlands. MACR 2165 Sortie Report⇗

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