William S Swanson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lieutenant W. Samson of the 78th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '78FG.' media-401544.jpg 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

Object Number - FRE 2998 - Lieutenant W. Samson of the 78th Fighter Group in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '78FG.'

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

11 February 1944

Born

Ohio

Buried

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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

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