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HALL, William Edward - Date of
birth
24 August 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33240416 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
Troisdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Guy M. Hall (father)
Esther S. Hall (mother)
Anna E. (Richter) Hall (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37741 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke (VDM) aviation industry
MACR: 779
More information
S/Sgt William E. Hall enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 14 September 1942.The aircraft was shot down by flak. Three crew members were killed, seven men survived and were taken prisoner.
S/Sgt William E. Hall is remembered at the Mountville Cemetery in Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert, Dale Shenk