Name:
William D. Wine
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-711287
Unit:
783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1945-02-16
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Plot:
C
Row:
19
Grave:
27
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
William D. Wine was born on May 10, 1919, in Ohio. He served in the 783rd Bomber Squadron, 465th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-pilot of B-24J Liberator #42-51871 during World War II.
On February 16, 1945, while carrying out a bombing mission over Regensburg, Germany, the aircraft was struck by flak, causing it to catch fire and explode in mid-air near Haselbach, Bavaria. Seven crew members were killed, while the two survivors were captured and taken as prisoners of war.
2Lt Wine was among those who lost their lives in the crash and is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.
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