Name:
William H. Warner
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-437894
Unit:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-02-16
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
I
Row:
11
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Comments:
Captain William H. Warner, pilot of the B-17 42-5717, took off from Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint-Nazaire’s “Flak Alley”. They were harassed by enemy fighters and flak until they crashed around noon. Warner was shot between the eyes by a Fw-190 about ten minutes after bombs away.