William F Hunt
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Captain William F. Hunt , Pilot, 78th Fighter Group, 84th Fighter Squadron.
Photo courtesy of Tx Oma via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56645867/william-f-hunt
Killed in Action on 10 June 1944 in AC 42-26031.
DFC w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732619
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Mrs Blue
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
10 June 1944 | ||
Born |
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Buried |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
ABMC, MACR 5578;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5578 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database