467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Metzger, William Henry
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Metzger
William
Henry

Serial Number
Enlisted:
33457814
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
06 Mar 1920

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
508 Pierce St
Kingston
Luzerne Co.
Pennsylvania
Official Home Town
City:
State:
WIlkes Barre
PA - Pennsylvania
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
11 Dec 42

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
30 Sep 45

Patterson Field,
Ohio
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

09 Dec 1994

St. Petersburg
Pinellas Co.
Florida, United States

Cemetery:


Saint Mary's Cemetery
Hanover,
York Co., Pennsylvania, United States:

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
18 Dec 42
Entered Service - Wilkes-Barre, PA
20 Apr 44
Departed US
18 Jul 44
Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster
Technical Sergeant
31 Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
790th
Technical Sergeant
Engineer
26 Nov 44
Returned US
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
043
06 Jun 44
Villers Bocage
x
790th
Engineer
42-52559
Miss Fortune
050
12 Jun 44
Evreux/Fauville
790th
Engineer
42-95162
Perils of Pauline
053
17 Jun 44
Guyancourt
790th
Engineer
42-52534
Witchcraft
060
21 Jun 44
Berlin (Genshagen)
790th
Engineer
42-110171
The Prowler
066
28 Jun 44
Saarbrucken
790th
Radio Operator
41-29446
Tangerine
068
01 Jul 44
Beaumetz
x
790th
Engineer
41-29380
076
13 Jul 44
Sarrbrucken
790th
Engineer
41-29408
Valiant Lady
077
16 Jul 44
Sarrbrucken
790th
Engineer
42-52571
Snooper
078
17 Jul 44
Haut Maisnil
790th
Engineer
42-52556
085
29 Jul 44
Breman
790th
Engineer
42-95273
087
01 Aug 44
Villers L'Hopital
790th
Engineer
41-29380
093
07 Aug 44
Ghent
790th
Engineer
41-29380
097
12 Aug 44
Mourmelon Le Grande
790th
Engineer
42-51354
100
15 Aug 44
Vechta
790th
Radio Operator
41-29397
Slugger Jr.
101
16 Aug 44
Magdeburg
790th
Engineer
42-52571
Snooper
115
06 Oct 44
Wenzendorf Stade
790th
Engineer
42-95080
Super Wolf
116
07 Oct 44
Magedburg
790th
Engineer
42-95057
Angel
120
15 Oct 44
Monheim
790th
Engineer
42-95057
Angel
121
17 Oct 44
Cologne
790th
Engineer
42-95057
Angel
Total Flights: 37
Total Combat: 37
Total Dispatched: 36
Total Credited: 34
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