William L Gertzen
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 6066 - A crew chief of the 355th Fighter Group works on the engine of a P-51 Mustang (WR-W, serial number 43-6520) nicknamed "Woody's Maytag". Image by...
Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Woody's Maytag
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 11 June 1917 | Kings County New York |
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Enlisted |
Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA | 18 July 1942 | Fort Jay Governors Island New York |
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Died |
Suffolk County, NY, USA | 1 August 1980 | |
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Based |
Steeple Morden | Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Wading River, NY 11792, USA | Calverton National Cemetery Calverton Suffolk County New York, USA |
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/86245244-william-l-gertzen
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Gertzen&Submit=Search
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/suffolk/cemeteries/riverhead/calverton…
https://billiongraves.com/burial-record/WILLIAM-L-GERTZEN/27938603
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120221875