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Personal info

Full name
DUNNAVANT, William W
Date of birth
13 November 1910
Age
32
Place of birth
Virginia
Hometown
Charlotte County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
06845868
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1943
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 9 15

Immediate family

Members
David L. Dunnavant (father)
Allie B. (White) Dunnavant (mother)
James D. Dunnavant (brother)
Jessie W. Dunnavant (brother)
Pearl M. Dunnavant (sister)
Ida L. Dunnavant (sister)
Franklin Dunnavant (brother)
Taylor Dunnavant (brother)
Cora Dunnavant (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-24549
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Stupen Taket
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing railroad marshalling yards
MACR:15596

More information

Received a direct flak burst, pilot gave bail out order just 2 men could leave the plane, crashed at Buldern/Westfalen, 5 miles N-E of Dulmen.

His brother, ARM2c Franklin F. Dunnavant, was killed in 1945 in the Philippines and is buried at Manila American Cemetery.

Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Ron Raaijmakers, Astrid van Erp, WWIIMemorial.com, Missing Aircrew Report, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: Jac Engels, 91st Bomb Group