William E Speidel Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 450BS, 322BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) training mission in B-26B 41-17943, fatal crash Bassingbourn. Gusty conditions and a mechanical problem with the fin appear to be the causes. 26-Apr-43.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20841192 / O-791706
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 24 April 1942 | |
Died |
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth SG8, UK | 26 April 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) training mission in B-26B 41-17943, fatal crash Bassingbourn. Gusty conditions and a mechanical problem with the fin appear to be the causes. 26-Apr-43. |
Buried |
27 April 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
New Jersey | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 26 April 1943 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
Union County, NJ, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 108, AF Combat Units of t WWII p. 202, National WW II Memorial web site