Serviceman

William S Britland

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

11096477

Rank

Cpl (15 October 1944), s/sgt (15 November 1944), Cpl (21 November 1944), Cpl (25 November 1944), CPL (1 December 1944), TSGT (17 March 1945), TSGT (30 April 1945)

Hometown

PAWTUCKET RI; Pawtucket RI

Also written

William Britland

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Missions placed on him

• mission 107, 13 October 1944 · Vienna · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

• MACR 9142 · 42-32077 Pantie Ante · 13 October 1944 · mission 107, 13 October 1944

Morning reports

4 entries, first 15 October 1944, last 25 November 1944; grades seen: Cpl, s/sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-10-15 815th: Above 4 0 and 6 EM fr dy to MIA, 13 Oct 44
• 1944-11-15 815th: A

National Archives pages: roll 572483765 p. 3416, roll 576472397 p. 3112, roll 576472397 p. 3131, roll 576472397 p. 3647

Statements, mentions and histories

• 1 more statement from MACR 9142 are on the loss record.
• 1 more statement from MACR 13247 are on the loss record.