William P. Wood

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

S/Sgt. William P. Wood served as gunner aboard B-24D serial 42-86897, commanded by Lt. Col. Addison Baker, on the August 1, 1943 Ploesti raid. The aircraft flew with the 93rd Bomb Group at very low altitude over the target.

Wood did not survive the crash of his aircraft at Ploesti. The plane burned after crashing in the town at very low altitude. He was reported as a battle casualty, documented in MACR-331.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number

14061612

Hometown

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943

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.

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Aircraft