Name:
William Alfred, Jr. Bloom
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-661435
Unit:
439th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1942-11-12
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
F
Row:
11
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt William Alfred Bloom, Jr., pilot of the B-26 Marauder 41-17777 "Boogie Woogie", took off from Attelbridge, UK to move Headquarters to North Africa for Operation Torch. However, a Me-109 German fighter shot them down en route.