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WOOD, William Ferris - Date of
birth
4 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
DuPage County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-700093 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gross Zerlang, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Franklin W. Wood (father)
Jean (McOwen) Wood (mother)
Franklyn W. Wood (brother)
Richard W. Wood (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8140 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 11046
More information
1st Lt William F. Wood was employed at Socony Vacuum Company in Chicago, Illinois.The airplane left formation after bombs away and was hit by fighters and flak.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Eric Swain, Astrid van Erp, 490th Bomb Group, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group