Menu
  • Abous us
  • Search database
  • Resources
  • Donate
  • Faq

Bowling William A.

Name:
William A. Bowling
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-08-04
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Section A
Decoration:
Comments:

William A. Bowling was born on December 14, 1919 and was from Covington, Kentucky. On August 4, 1943 he was a Crew member (Co-Pilot) on B-17F (42-3124) (No Nickname) flying out of Molesworth Airfield (427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group {Heavy}), was on a night training flight over the United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed on the Arenig Fawr mountaintop, 6 miles west of Bala, Wales with a complete loss of the eight crew members. The community of Bala placed a memorial plaque remembering the sacrifice of the crew