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TERRY, William A - Date of
birth
5 November 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-745976 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Brookstreck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 27 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alfred Terry (father)
Julia (Newman) Terry (mother)
Margaret Terry (sister)
Jennie Terry (sister)
Bernadette C. Terry (sister)
Alice J.P. Terry (sister)
Helen L. Terry (sister)
Carol A. Terry (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97482 -
Data
Type: B-17
Nickname: Terry and the Pirates
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the electrial equipment industry
MACR: 3033
More information
1st Lt William A. Terry worked as an electroplater.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Cleveland, Ohio on 31 March 1942.
The aircraft was shot down by a fighter, knocking of the tail part, taking the tail gunner with it. The hind part lied in a meadow near Brocksteck, the remaining parts crashed at Brockstreck near Stromborg-Estate and was destroyed by an explosion of its own bombs.
Three crew members were taken prisoner, seven were killed and initially were interred in the Lutheran Cemetery at Quakenbrück.
1st Lt Terry bailed out but it appeared that he had bailed out without a parachute.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.100thbg.com, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com