His memorial in the Phillippines can be seen here
William Served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-46D #44-77420, 56th Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Howard County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 28, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
C-46D # 44-77420 took off from Biak Island, Indonesia on a Cargo & Passenger mission to Dulag, Leyte, Philippines. They were not heard from after takeoff and assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" and the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
William Served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-46D #44-77420, 56th Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Howard County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 28, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
C-46D # 44-77420 took off from Biak Island, Indonesia on a Cargo & Passenger mission to Dulag, Leyte, Philippines. They were not heard from after takeoff and assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" and the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
His memorial in the Phillippines can be seen here
William Served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-46D #44-77420, 56th Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Howard County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 28, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
C-46D # 44-77420 took off from Biak Island, Indonesia on a Cargo & Passenger mission to Dulag, Leyte, Philippines. They were not heard from after takeoff and assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" and the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
William Served as a Staff Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-46D #44-77420, 56th Squadron, 375th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Howard County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 28, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.
C-46D # 44-77420 took off from Biak Island, Indonesia on a Cargo & Passenger mission to Dulag, Leyte, Philippines. They were not heard from after takeoff and assumed to have crashed at sea during the war.
William was declared "Missing In Action" on this flight.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross" and the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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