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Escape and Evasion Report 1055
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1944 · Escape and Evasion Reports
Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 13 Jun 1944
William E. Austin.
Ball Turret Gunner · Alfred Asch · 330th Squadron · Of CA.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Sgt. William E. Austin is listed in the formal crew table as ball turret gunner, with a strikethrough suggesting the position may have been vacant or reassigned. The questionnaire lists him under waist gunner. He is identified as MIA.
Rudy identified Austin in his questionnaire notes. No further details on Austin's fate after the loss of the aircraft appear in this report.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Ball Turret Gunner
Serial Number
39019202
Hometown
CA
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 13 Jun 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 410
13 Jun 1944
Bombing mission over NW France
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Brittany American Cemetery
Location
H 18 1
Burial
H 18 1
Read the records.
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record