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William A BECHTER
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Source : cmn97
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-735969 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19 January 1921 NEBRASKA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Allen L & Emma L Marquardt BECHTER | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Navigator | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Financial institution clerks |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 21 January 1942 March Fld Riverside CALIFORNIA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 535th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 381st Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 14 July 1943 |
Source : Debra Walke | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Berck-Plage | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-80-BO - s/n 42-30011 MS*R "Widget"
Macr : 133 Mission : Aérodrome d'Amiens-Glisy (80) Décollage station 167 Ridgewell, Essex UK Abattu par chasseurs à 07h45 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of St André N°3572
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-80-BO - s/n 42-30011 MS*R"Widget"
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| 1Lieutenant | Robert J | HOLDOM | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-792594 - AM/PH - Pelham Manor, NEW YORK |
| 2Lieutenant | Robert H | GRAVELYN | CoPilot | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem | O-737416 - 22 ans - Grand Rapids, MICHIGAN |
| 2Lieutenant | William A. BECHTER | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-735969 - AM/PH - Burlingame, CALIFORNIA | |
| 2Lieutenant | James A | PHILLIPS | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-734500 - AM/PH - Jasper, ALABAMA |
| S/Sergeant | Raymond J | PULLINER | Gunner | Dead | Woodlawn Nat Cem. Elmira, New York | 6976033 - 26 ans - Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| S/Sergeant | Kenneth Lund | FOSSAN | Gunner | Dead | Willows Cem. Glenn Co, California | 39393396 - 21 ans - Willows, CALIFORNIA |
| S/Sergeant | Morris E | PRYOR | Gunner | Dead | Unknow | 17075134 - St-François, MISSOURI |
| S/Sergeant | James B Jr | SCOLLON | Gunner | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem | 33183606 - Barnesboro, PENNSYLVANIA - Initially buried in the Berck cemetery. |
| S/Sergeant | William Robert | COLEMAN | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Arlington Nat Cem | 37153639 - 26 ans - Son of William D et Bertha Coleman - Hutchinson, KANSAS |
| S/Sergeant | William L | CRAVER | Radio | Dead | Crwn Hill Burial Park, Vienna, Tumbull Co, Ohio | 35319053 - Born the 20/10/1921 - Warren, OHIO |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |