BLOODGOOD W D - 401 BS 91 BG

 

William  Denton BLOODGOOD 

 

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Source : Carbonnet Jean-Francois (Ellen Marchese)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBERO-437936 (11029194)
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH21 Novembre 1919  NEW JERSEY
ETATWestchester County NEW YORK
FAMILYSingle
RANK1st Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB before ENLISTEMENTActorNY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT2 july 1941 Portland MAINE
SQUADRON401st Bomb Squadron
GROUP91st Bomb Group
ARMY8th Air Force
DATE of DEATH30 december 1942bloodgood william tombe
STATUSMIA
PLACE of DEATH

Atlantic Ocean Off Portsall

portsall map

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map American Cemetery in St James

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-10-BO - s/n 41-24449 LL*B

"Short Snorter"       tail A

Macr : 3265

Mission : Lorient submarine base(56) 

Takeoff: Station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire UK

Shot by hunting

 

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DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Good Conduct Medal

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote - Pilot license

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Photo FDLM

Good Medal Conduite

EAMECampaign

american campaign medal

victory medal


combat infantryman badge
usaf 8air force 91bg 401bs
STORY

William served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot, B-17-F #41-24449, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Westchester County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 2, 1941, prior to the war, in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor hand and also as Single, without dependents.

B-17-F #41-24449 took off, with a crew of 10, on a bombing mission over Lorient, France. They were last sighted with one of their engines on fire and eventually "exploding" 5 minutes after passing over their target during the war. The entire crew was lost in this explosion.

William was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # O-437936

Age 23 years, 1 month, 9 days.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

bloodgood william

Source : Gilad Bashan

Crew of B 17 Fortress 41-24449

"Short Snorter"

- 8th Air Force - 91st Bomb Group - 401st Bomb Squadron -
1stLieutenant William D BLOODGOOD Pilot Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
1stLieutenant Cecil R TABOR Co Pilot Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
1stLieutenant William S CHUBB bomber Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
1stLieutenant Frank T DREISBACH Navigator Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Tech/Sergeant Willy H W ZEECK Mechanic Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Tech/Sergeant William H STEELE Radio Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Staff/Sergeant Donald VELASQUEZ gunner Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Tech/Sergeant Hubert B BUCHANAN gunner Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Staff/Sergeant Arden G GEARHART gunner Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
Staff/Sergeant William R MARKS gunner Died Wall of Missing Cem Brittany(St James)
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PROGRAMMERFrédéric & Renaud
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