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1LT William Winston “Bill” Shank

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Birth	:	15 Aug 1919 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	13 Nov 1943 Osteressen, Landkreis Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4480286, -78.8624420
Description	:	Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of 1st Lt. William W. Shank, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II were accounted for in 2018. On Nov. 13, 1943, Shank was a pilot with the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Command, 8th Air Force, flying his Lockheed P-38 Lightning on a mission to Bremen, Germany. Shank was killed after engaging in fierce enemy action. Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal --------- Funeral services for 1st Lt. William Winston... Read More	Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of 1st Lt. William W. Shank, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II were accounted for in 2018. On Nov. 13, 1943, Shank was a pilot with the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Command, 8th Air Force, flying his Lockheed P-38 Lightning on a mission to Bremen, Germany. Shank was killed after engaging in fierce enemy action. Awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal & World War II Victory Medal --------- Funeral services for 1st Lt. William Winston (Bill) Shank will be held on Saturday morning, July 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Harrisonburg. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Stephen D. Hay. The family will receive friends Friday, July 13, 2018, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. Lt. Shank, 24, was killed in action in Bremen, Germany, after encountering heavy resistance from the German Luftwaffe on Nov. 13, 1943. He was the pilot of a P-38 Army fighter plane and was last seen coming out of a dive and rising to rejoin the bombers. After several years of searching for his crash site, combined with recent advances in identification technology using DNA, Lt. Shank's remains were positively identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) earlier this year. His remains have been returned to the United States for burial next to his parents in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg with full military honors by Fort Belvoir Honor Guard. Lt. Shank was born on Aug. 15, 1919, in Harrisonburg, a son of the late Oliver DeWitt and Margie Ruebush Shank, formerly of 412 S. Main St. Survivors include a sister, Margery Shank McGrath, of Kinsale, and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, O.D. Shank, Jr. and Edward "Pete" Shank, and two sisters, Margaret Shank Fretwell and Elizabeth Shank Deadrick. Daily News Record, July 10, 2018

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Where is 1LT William Winston “Bill” Shank's memorial?
1LT William Winston “Bill” Shank's memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA.
When did 1LT William Winston “Bill” Shank death?
1LT William Winston “Bill” Shank death on 13 Nov 1943 in Osteressen, Landkreis Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Latitude: 38.4480286
Longitude: -78.8624420

Family Members:

Parent

Oliver DeWitt Shank

(1886 - 1952)

Margie Ruebush Shank

(1888 - 1968)

Siblings

Oliver Dewitt Shank Jr.

(1913 - 2000)

Infant Son Shank

(1917 - 1917)

Margery Reubush Shank McGrath

(1922 - 2018)

Edward P. 'Pete' Shank

(1928 - 2010)

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Shank

(1931 - 2004)

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