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F/O William V. Ransom attended West Seattle High School.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 20 March 1943.

Statement from Charles M. Grimes, Cpl :
"I was flying as waist gunner in the slot position, high flight of the second box. Lt Warrington was flying No 5 of the same flight. I saw the aircraft a few seconds after it was hit by flak. It was just after turning off the second bomb run; his bomb bay doors were closed, and I saw a gaping hole about the size of a turret in the forward bomb bay. Flames were pouring out and he seemed to have the aircraft under control. He flew along side of us for about five seconds and then his nose dropped down and he veered under us to the left. I lost sight of him momentarily and we made a turn to the right. I saw him again a few seconds later out of my left waist window. He looked to be about 3 to 4,000 feet and he was spiraling towards the ground. There were pieces of the airplace flying off in space; smoking and burning. We made a turn to the right and it was then that I saw him out of the right waist window. He had already hit the ground and the aircraft was burning. He landed in an open field approximately 3 to 4 miles between two little villages east of Euskirchen. I saw no chutes."