William S Swanson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 2998
Lieutenant W. Samson of the 78th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '78FG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Crashed near Wailly les Arras, Pas-de-Calais, FR after attacking an ME109 on a bomber escort mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944 in P-47D 42-74733.
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
11 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Ohio | ||
Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
ABMC, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list