William Richard Shepp
Military
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FRE 277
Left to right: Sergeant William R. Shepp, Crew Chief Technical pilot Captain James M. Cooper, Corporal Michael Gollogly and Sergeant Edward S. Misiur, stand talking in front of their P-47 Thunderbolt "Hellza Poppin'" (HL-A, serial no. 41-6361), at Duxford air base. These men were part of the 83rd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 28 August 1943. Sergeant Edward S. Misiur is the airmen on the far right. Printed caption on reverse: '"Batting The Breeze". Left to right Sgt. William R. Shepp, Petersburg, Pa., Tech. Sgt. Edward Misour, Crew Chief, Elizabeth, N.J., Captain James M. Cooper, Pasadena, Cal. and Cpl. Michael Galloghy, 3200 Franklin Road, Bloomfield, Michigan. Capt. Cooper is "batting the breeze" with his crew men, while relaxing between missions. U.S. Pool/F. Keystone SG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
Misiur identified by his son Edward Misiur Jr.
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Hellza Poppin
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
York, PA | 5 December 1920 | Son of Mary Blanche [Price] Shepp. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 11 December 1941 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Died |
26 January 1991 | ||
Buried |
Cedar Grove Cemetery Petersburg, Huntingdon County, PA | Cedar Grove Cemetery Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania | |
Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition