SSgt William O. Hulett Jr., left waist gunner of the B-17 42-5053 "Bloody Tangier Show", took off from Chevelston, UK on a bombing mission to Château-Bougon’s airfield and bomber parts production plant for Heinkel. "Bloody Tangier Show" was one of the 62 planes assigned to this target. After having successfully dropped their bombs, the plane came under heavy AA fire and suffered a hit to its engine, causing it to lose altitude. Three Focke-Wulf fighters exploited their position and strafed the plane repeatedly. The pilot gave the order to bail out at noon. The radioman and right waist gunner were already dead, and Hulett, wounded in both legs, had to be pushed out by his comrades at 25000 feet. The plane crashed in Saint-Colomban during its religious service. The eight parachutists landed in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu. Six of them, including Hulett, were immediately taken prisoner. Hulett was sent to Stalag 9C in Bad Sulza after persuading his captors not to amputate his legs. It was his 25th mission. He was freed on May 3rd, 1945 when US troops liberated the camp. He journeyed home aboard the Queen Mary, stopping in a few more hospitals before being reunited with his family. William died on March 17, 1998 at the age of 77 and is now buried in the Swifton Cemetery, Swifton, Jackson County, Arkansas.