Son of William H. Maddox who resided in Los Angeles, California.
William served as a Technical Sergeant & Engineer on C-47 #41-18603, 35th Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of paint and varnish and also as Single, without dependents.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" when C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
Service # 39162522
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Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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William served as a Technical Sergeant & Engineer on C-47 #41-18603, 35th Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of paint and varnish and also as Single, without dependents.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" when C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
Service # 39162522
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of William H. Maddox who resided in Los Angeles, California.
William served as a Technical Sergeant & Engineer on C-47 #41-18603, 35th Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of paint and varnish and also as Single, without dependents.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" when C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
Service # 39162522
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William served as a Technical Sergeant & Engineer on C-47 #41-18603, 35th Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 9, 1941, prior to the war, at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of paint and varnish and also as Single, without dependents.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" when C-47 #41-18603, which took off from Florence Airport en route to Rome, and crashed near Montieri, Italy due to extreme weather during the war.
There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members on this flight. 20 passengers and 3 crew member perished.
Service # 39162522
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on C-47 (#41-18603):
Apple, Charles H, III ~ Maj, Passenger, MO
Belew, Joseph R ~ Capt, Passenger, CA
Boronko, John A ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Dermon, Harry ~ Capt, Passenger, NY
Fowler, Owen C ~ T/5, Passenger, OK
Hendrix, Dean E ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, CO
Herko, Jean V. ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, NY
Higbie, Jack W ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, NJ
Kerby, Harold J ~ Tech/5, Passenger, WV
Kresch, Donald B ~ Capt, Passenger, PA
Lopresti, Philip J ~ Capt, Passenger, IL
Maddox, William J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
McNaughton, James L ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, KS
McBride, Marjorie S ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, MA
( McBride ~ Burial Unknown )
McNutt, B. B. ~ M/Sgt, Passenger, TX
Miskell, Edmund J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, PA
Morton, Charles J ~ Capt, Passenger, MO
Oliva, Americo ~ Sgt, Passenger, NY
Phillips, Marion C ~ 2nd Lt, Passenger, FL
Prescini, Alice ~ American Red Cross, Passenger
( Prescini ~ Burial Unknown )
Ruff, David M ~ Capt, Passenger, MI
Williams, William R ~ Maj, Passenger, England
Woodbury, Roger F ~ 1st Lt, Passenger, ME
The pilot on this flight, who was the only member of the crew to survive the crash, was 1st Lt. James D. Fitzgerald.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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