Flinn William, II

Monuments

Name:

William, II Flinn

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-791684

Unit:

555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-10-05

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Pilot of the B-26 Yankee Gorilla, took off from Bernes sur Oise to bomb the German barracks in Duren, Germany. Crashed due to mechanical problems by Rethondes, France. Flinn and three others were killed while two crewmembers survived.