Name:
William H. "Bill" Sr. Brockdorf
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
16008413
Unit:
495th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
2014-05-19
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
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SSgt William H. Brockdorf, tail gunner of the B-26 Marauder 42-95910 “Wizard of Koz”, took off from station 169 in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt. They were shot down by flak at 1940. Brockdorf was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 17B.