William Bellinger Cheney Jr

Military

Assigned to 317FS, 325FG, 15AF USAAF. Transferred to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106666

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron

44-14237

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Moonbeam McSwine
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bodney

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montgomery, AL, USA 10 September 1924

Enlisted

Montgomery, AL, USA 30 November 1942

Other

Crashed

71010 Lesina FG, Italy 30 July 1944 Taxiing Accident Lesina Cat 4 damage Lt William B Cheney, 30-Jul-44. P-51B 42-106666 - 317FS 325FG 15AF

Based

Bodney 3 May 1945 - 21 July 1945 Transferred to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK 18 June 1945 Landing Accident Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 3 Lt William B Cheney Jr, 18-Jun-45. P-51D 44-14237 - 487FS 352FG 8AF

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 21 July 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Stewart Ln, Estill Springs, TN 37330, USA 2 March 1951 Taxiing Accident Sewart AFB, TN Cat 3 damage Lt William B Cheney, 2-Mar-51. T-6D 42-86025 - 105FS

Died

21 March 1991

Other

Promotion

Bodney, Thetford IP26 5BX, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Lesina 3 May 1945 Assigned to 317FS, 325FG, 15AF USAAF.

Buried

829 Columbus St, Montgomery, AL 36104, USA Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Other

Flight training

Lawrenceville Municipal Airport, Lawrenceville, IL 62439, USA Advanced pilot training Class 44-C, George Field AAF 1944.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/90514466-william-b-cheney-jr
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cheney%2C+Willia…
http://raf-112-squadron.org/325thfghonor_roll.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8284478/william-bellinger-cheney

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list