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Re: B-17 Pilot killed when he escape
Hi !
don't know for sure, but looking up American War Grave Commission's
database of KIA/MIA the only matching USAF personal name beginning with "Emme" would be:
William T. Emmet, II
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # O-832053
731st Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: New York
Died: 22-Feb-45
Buried at: Plot D Row 42 Grave 13
Lorraine American Cemetery
St. Avold, France
Awards: Purple Heart
450222 B-17 44-8015 Johnny Reb
battle damaged by flak at Ansbach, B-17 didn*t make it to the target, aircraft exploded in mid-air, disintegrated and spun down at Pfaffenhofen
Last edited by FrankieS; 25th February 2008 at 21:25.
Reason: incomplete
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