Name:
William Kemper Callison
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-738342
Unit:
574th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Golden Gate National Cemetery, California
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
113
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt William Kemper Callison, pilot of the B-26 Marauder 42-95851 “Vivacious Veronica”, took off from station 166 in Matching Green, Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Nogent-le-Roi’s bridge. The plane was shot down by flak at 1910. Only SSgt Hanzl survived.