William served as a Major, Royal Army Service Corps, England, during World War II.
He resided in England prior to the war.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on 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.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
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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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He resided in England prior to the war.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on 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.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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 Major, Royal Army Service Corps, England, during World War II.
He resided in England prior to the war.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on 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.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in England prior to the war.
William died in the "Line Of Duty" while a passenger on 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.
C-47 #41-18603 was part of the 35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gravesite Details
Major, Royal Army Service Corps. Age: 33.
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