World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William B. Bigham
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
McCalla, Alabama
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 14177872. ENGINEER WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 854TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 WITH THE SERIAL # 44-40117, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR DECKBERGEN, GERMANY. ONLY 2 CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, COULD SAVE THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE. THE 7 OTHERS WERE KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF THEIR BOMBER.