Courtesy Story | 22nd Air Refueling Wing | 07.23.2020
On 26 July, 1944, the aircrew of 1st Lt. William J. Amos, assigned to the 2nd Bombardment Squadron, 22d Bombardment Group, found itself in a predicament: a B-24J-120 Liberator bomber fell from the sky after being struck by intense enemy flak. Earlier in the day, Amos’ crew were part of a larger fleet of bombers targeting several key enemy positions located on Dutch New Guinea. For the 2nd......
