William A Cameron
Military
named corrected to Soar Assie II per Bill Cameron
JCook Archives
Object Number - FRE 5434 - Three airmen of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Soar Assie II". Handwritten on slide:"Soar Assie...
Assigned to 78FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM(7OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Soar Assie II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kentucky Kernel Soar / Assie II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Soar Assie II
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Kings Cliffe | 26 March 1944 - 5 November 1944 | Assigned to 78FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 26 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
|
Other Promoted |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 30 September 1944 | Promotion to Captain. |
|
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 5 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
| Redondo Beach, California |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list