The William G. Reece crew: 710th Squadron
Rattlesden, undated. Aircraft is 42-107003 Bouncin’ Baby
(As assigned June 20, 1944)
| Lt W G Reece |
| Lt Leo T Peterson |
| Lt Lyle W Stewart |
| Lt Raymond H Noble |
| S/Sgt William D Eakins |
| Sgt W M Shrum |
| Sgt Martin Juback |
| Sgt Richard E Weaver |
| Sgt John Kimple |
| Sgt Wayne Witbecker |
| 3/44 – 5/44 | RTU – Ardmore AAB |
| 5/44 | In transit by air |
| 6/20/1944 | 710th Squadron, Rattlesden |
Flights with William G. Reece listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Plane Number | Notes |
| #105 (08-Jul-44) | St.Andre De L’eure / Nogent, France | 42-107025 | |
| #106 (11-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 43-37544 | |
| #107 (12-Jul-44) | Munich, Germany | 42-97554 | |
| #110 (16-Jul-44) | Stuttgart, Germany | 43-37544 | |
| #111 (18-Jul-44) | Cuxhaven, Germany | 43-37544 | |
| #126 (13-Aug-44) | Seine river area, France | 42-97819 | |
| #127 (14-Aug-44) | Mannheim, Germany | 42-97819 | |
| #129 (16-Aug-44) | Rositz, Germany | 42-97819 | |
| #156 (07-Oct-44) | Merseburg, Germany | 42-97092 | |
| #166 (26-Oct-44) | Hanover, Germany | 43-37774 | |
| #175 (16-Nov-44) | Duren, Germany | 44-6595 | Landed at Welford Park |
| #179 (27-Nov-44) | Bingen, Germany | 44-8365 | PFF-Z #365 |
| Standing, L-R |
| Leo T Peterson |
| W G Reece |
| W M Shrum |
| Martin Juback |
| Lyle W Stewart |
| William D Eakins |
| Kneeling, L-R |
| Richard E Weaver |
| Raymond H Noble |
| John Kimple |
| Wayne Witbecker |
Sgt Richard Weaver inspects damage to D-Day Doll after a wheels-up landing (date undetermined)
Lt. William Reece |
Lt. Raymond Noble |
Martin Jubak |
Raymond Noble |
Ray Noble and Leo Peterson
John Kimple, Martin Juback and William Eakins
Captain W. G. Reece as Ass’t Operation Officer for the 447th BG
Some photos/information provided by:
- Mr. William Shrum
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database