William Howard Good was born on May 21, 1924, in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. He served in the 749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner of B-17 (42-97537) known as "Chicken Ship" during World War II.

On April 9, 1944, during a mission targeting Marienburg (now Malbork, Poland), the plane encountered heavy enemy resistance. After taking flak damage over the target area, "Chicken Ship" lost engine power and fell behind its formation. Three German Focke-Wulf FW 190 fighters attacked, striking the aircraft and forcing the crew to abandon it. All of the crew parachuted safely and became POWs except Flight Engineer Fasone who was instantly killed. SSgt Good was captured by the Luftwaffe and spent the next 13 months as a Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft 17B near Krems, Austria, and was liberated on May 3, 1945. SSgt Good died on June 22, 1995, but his current burial place is unknown.

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