William J Roberts

Military

Pilot Spitfire MH564 5th FS, 52nd FG, 12AF, failed to return on mission to Viterbo/Orviete Area. Killed in Action KIA. MACR 2961.

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Units served with

Aircraft

MH564

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 52nd Fighter Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington, USA 8 August 1918

Other

E/A Destroyed

Gulf of Spezia, Italy 1 February 1944 Do24 destroyed over Gulf of Spezia, Italy.

Died

01100 Viterbo VT, Italy 19 February 1944 Failed to return on mission to Viterbo/Orviete Area. Killed in Action KIA. MACR 2961.

Other

E/A Destroyed

01100 Viterbo VT, Italy 19 February 1944 Bf109 destroyed in dogfight over Viterbo Afd, Italy.

Other

E/A Probable

01100 Viterbo VT, Italy 19 February 1944 Bf109 probably destroyed in dogfight over Viterbo Afd, Italy.

Buried

Ellensburg, WA, USA 17 March 1949 Interred March 17 1949. IOOF Cemetery, Ellensburg Kittitas County,Washington, USA.
Washington, USA

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 2961
Spitfires & Yellow Tail Mustangs: The U.S. 52nd Fighter Group in WWII By Tom Ivie, Paul Ludwig
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