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Personal info

Full name
WHITE, William M
Date of birth
unknown
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Sherman County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
O-693441
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
587th Bombardment Squadron,
394th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 June 1944
Place of death
Saint Peravy-la-Colombe, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 31 28

Immediate family

Members
Margaret White (mother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-96210
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Cloyes, France
MACR: 6194

More information

Statement from T/Sgt Allen S. Cook:
"He was flying in a B-26B that took off from Boreham, England on a mission to Cloyes, France. Hit by heavy flak and burst into flames instantly. Aircraft then peeled off and went down between No 1 and 4 ships in the formation, just missing No 4. Bombs were salved and the ship lost more altitude. Pilot succeeded to hold the ship level for a while, until the B-26 dove into the ground, exploded and burned at St Peravy, about two miles west of Orleans-Bricy airfield at 0830hrs. He was serving as the co-pilot."


Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 43-I Pampa Texas