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Offline hepburn

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William Lewis McBride
« on: Sunday 03 July 16 09:02 BST (UK) »
Sorry not much to go on other than he was a bombardier on a B-17,shot down in France.I think he may have come from Oklahoma.
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:00 BST (UK) »
What was the date of the incident, do you know?
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:12 BST (UK) »
A possibility? 2nd Lieutenant USAAF, KIA Jan 28, 1945  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143220206

He was killed in a B17G http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1069
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:30 BST (UK) »
The B17 ( serial number 44-6589) crashed in the Netherlands.  There's a bit more information in the "Verliesregister 1945" downloadable from the Dutch military archives  https://www.defensie.nl/downloads/brochures/2008/04/08/verliesregister-1945

See page 9. Crashed at "Lith-Oss". 96th Bomb Group, 337 Bombardment Squadron, pilot 2 Lt E E Dasso.
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:33 BST (UK) »
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:34 BST (UK) »
Fabulous info' Shaun,really appreciate it  :))

Sorry Scouse that's all  I had on him..
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:40 BST (UK) »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Sunday 03 July 16 11:12 BST (UK)
A possibility? 2nd Lieutenant USAAF, KIA Jan 28, 1945  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143220206

He was killed in a B17G http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1069

Did they fly his body back to America?
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:52 BST (UK) »
According to FindaGrave he was buried in Tennessee so presumably the family shipped his remains back to the US.
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Re: William Lewis McBride
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 03 July 16 11:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: hepburn on Sunday 03 July 16 11:40 BST (UK)
Quote from: ShaunJ on Sunday 03 July 16 11:12 BST (UK)
A possibility? 2nd Lieutenant USAAF, KIA Jan 28, 1945  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143220206

He was killed in a B17G http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1069

Did they fly his body back to America?
   I don't think they did that during WW2, did they?         
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