William Dawson Bridges Jr
Military
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UPL 27411
2nd Lt William D Bridges Jr 38FS, 55FG 8AF.
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, OCC, Korean and UN Medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and rising to the rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Punker Ruthie K
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Montgomery County, AL, USA | 30 April 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Gunter Park Dr, Montgomery, AL 36109, USA | 10 February 1943 | Gunter Field Montgomery Alabama |
Other Crashed |
Giebelstadt, Germany | 29 May 1946 | Mid Air Collision 10 Miles W Giebelstaat Cat 2 damage Lt William D Bridges, 29-May-46. P-51D 44-63683 |
Died |
Harrison County, MS, USA | 19 April 1975 | |
Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Wormingford | Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Promotion |
Wormingford, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Montgomery County, AL, USA | |||
Buried |
Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens Long Beach Harrison County Mississippi, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list