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Sgt. William Francis Brinley
USAAF 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (H)
from:New Cumberland, PA
William Brinley served with the US Air Force in WW2 flying with 96th Bomb Group. Bill was a waist gunner on B-17G 42-102475. During a mission over Germany on 27th of May 1944, B-17 41-102561 collided with his aircraft. Bill's B-17 broke in half at the radio room. Three members of his crew were able to deploy their parachutes. These three were captured and Bill was sent to Stalag Luft IV. It is possible that he partook in the forced march across Germany when Russian forces were advancing in early 1945. Bill ended up at Stalag 11B and was liberated by the British 7th Armoured Division.
