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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. William Harmond Palin Bombardier/Navigator, O-748094 Evaded Capture 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 1Lt. William Harmond Palin Bombardier/Navigator, O-748094 Evaded Capture 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 24-Apr-1924, Newtown, Fountain County, Indiana
Entered Military Service: Date: 29-Jun-1942 At: La Fayette, IN NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 15095899 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 6-Jun-1944 Evaded Capture for 3 months until Liberated by Allies Return Date: 5-Sep-1944 Died: 2-Apr-2018, La Feria, Cameron County, Texas On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry |
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William Harmond Palin
April 22, 1924 – April 2, 2018
DignityMemorial.com - William Harmond Palin On-Line Obituary (PDF) William Harmond Palin
La Feria, Texas
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Extracts from Palin, William H. (1st Lt.) Escape & Evasion Report EE-1482 (Original NARA Report) MIS-X Report Number: EE-1482 Interviewed by I.S.9 (WEA): 5 Sep 44 Date missing in action: 6 June [1944] Date arrived in UK: 1-Feb-44 [NOTE, This is the date Palin came to the UK from the USA, not the date he was returned after evading capture] Narrative (Appendix "C") 1st Lt. WM. H. PALIN - "C"I was bombardier of an A-20 shot down near ROCQUEMONT, 27 KM NE of ROUEN, on 6 June 44. I was taken by Maquis to the farm of M. MAURICE LEROY, at BEAUMONT. I stayed here until Canadian troops arrived in this vicinity. M. et MME PIERRE WALLET, of ROCQUEMONT, were particularly helpful. They had also helped a great many other Allied fliers during the past four years. I was evacuated by Canadians on about 1 September. Narrative 2 PALINBombardier A-20 hit by flak. Came down near Rocquemont, 27 km NE of Rouen. Was taken to Maquis farm at Beaumont, where he was kept until Brit troops arrived in vicinity. Was in house of M. Maurice Leroy. Was particularly aided by M et Mme Pierre Wallet, who lived at Rocquemont and had helped a great many Allied fliers during the past four years. Their house was also Hq of the Maquis. When I contacted Canadians I went by jeep to Bayeux, thence to airstrip, thence to UK. French Helpers listed in Escape & Evasion Report EE-1482: M. MAURICE LEROY, BEAUMONT M. et MME PIERRE WALLET, ROCQUEMONT See E&E Reports for general information. |
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MACR 6045 Details Notes: A/C Seen to Crash. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft and Other Circumstances. Crash landed just after target. Description: Two box leader's planes, Maj. Meng's and Maj. Campbell's, were hit even before they reached the target. ... Maj. Campbell was unable to make it. As the crews reported it, he kept his plane under control and appeared to make a normal landing in an open field in France. With him were Lt. William H. Palin, S/Sgt. Harold R. Hatch, and S/Sgt. James B. Thompson. (416th BG History 1944) See also Mission # 68 |
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Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
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