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