World War II
1st Lt William P Mitchell

835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group


They were cut in half by flak, 28 Sep 1944
(THE PLANE ABOVE IS NOT IDENTIFIED, I COULD NOT FIND A PHOTO OF 43-28110)
B-17G  #43-38110 was nicknamed "Marge" 
9 crew members died. 1 survived taken POW

	Left Article Fort Worth Star-Telegram 6 Apr 1943 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 9 Aug 1944
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 18 Oct 1944 He was enlisted at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, TX His service number is 18065934 William P Mitchell was buried in Arlington National Cemetery 25 Jul 1922 - 28 Sep 1944 He died at Merseburg, Saalekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Valley Morning Star 2 Nov 1945

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