VOSBURGH William F - 559 BS 387 BGH

 

William Francis VOSBURGH

 

William F Vosburgh

Source : Americanairmuseum.com
 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-793205 (13043970)
AGE25 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1918 NEW YORK
ENLISTMENT STATENEW JERSEY
FAMILYSingle
RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTEngineers, civilNE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT20 December 1941 Baltimore MARYLAND
 SQUADRON559th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP387th Bomber Group, Medium
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH2 September 1943

William F Vosburgh

Source : Frédéric Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHBergues
DATA PLAN

B-26 Marauder - type B-15-MA - s/n 41-31629 TQ*V

"Janet's Dream"

B 26 Marauder

Macr : 516
Mission : Lille aerodrome bombardment

Take off: Station 162 Chipping Ongar, Essex
Hit by the flak at 12,000 feet around 6:50 p.m., the right engine exploded and, following the explosion, separated the wings

Three bodies in the carcass could not be identified

CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  St André N°3572

3572 St André

Story of Cemetery Temporary

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D1541
DECORATION

Distinguished Service Cross

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilot

 

dsc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 8air force 351BG 351BG
STORY
 

William F Vosburgh

Source : Fold 3

Crew of  B-26 Marauder - type B-15-MA - s/n 41-31629 TQ*V

"Janet's Dream"

1Lieutenant William F. VOSBURGH Pilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-793205 - DFC/PH - Somerset, NEW JERSEY
2Lieutenant Franklin W SOMMERS CoPilot Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-742377 - DFC/PH - Knox C, ILLINOIS
1Lieutenant Andrew RYAN Navigateur/Bomber Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-794055 - PH - Kings C, NEW YORK
T/Sergeant August RESTAINO Radio/Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 13010670 - PH - Westmoreland, PENNSYLVANIA - Ejected without a parachute
S/Sergeant James H HAMILTON Mechanic/Gunner Prisoner - Stalag 17b Braunau Gneikendorf  16055745 - Livingston, ILLINOIS
S/Sergeant George Harold HODGSON Gunner Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf  31134836 - Brunswick, MASSACHUSETTS - Ejected with his parachute - Fractures of the left leg during the evacuation and of the right leg during the landing on the ground

William F Vosburgh

Crew of  B26 Marauder
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOAbmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com  - Aad.archives.gov - Americanairmuseum.com
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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