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

Serial Number
Enlisted:
Officer:
19137035
O-719773
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
01 Dec 1911

Petaluma
Sonoma Co.
California, United States
Residence
Place of Residence:
759 21st Ave.
San Fransico
San Francisco Co.
California
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
15 Sep 42

San Francisco, California
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

30 Jul 1994

San Francisco
San Francisco Co.
California, United States

Cemetery:


Cypress Hill Memorial Park
Petaluma,
Sonoma Co., California, United States:

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
05 Dec 44
Roster of Officers
789th
Second Lieutenant
Pilot
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
146
24 Dec 44
Daun / Gerolstein / Ober
789th
Pilot
42-52590
E Pluribus Aluminum
161
14 Jan 45
Hallendorf
789th
Pilot
42-51289
162
16 Jan 45
Dresden
789th
Pilot
44-10598
170
11 Feb 45
Dulmen
789th
Pilot
44-10598
174
17 Feb 45
Aschaffenburg
x
789th
Pilot
44-10598
175
19 Feb 45
Meschede
789th
Pilot
44-10598
176
21 Feb 45
Nurnberg
789th
Pilot
44-10598
189
08 Mar 45
Dillenburg
789th
Pilot
44-10598
195
15 Mar 45
Zossen
789th
Pilot
44-10598
Total Flights: 26
Total Combat: 25
Total Dispatched: 24
Total Credited: 21
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
18 Mar 1945
Being shot down recollection
Kenneth Charles Micko

18 Mar 1945
Berlin Mission Recollection
Charles Edward Huston

Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
No known Diary Entries at this time