William George Cardy
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan | 20 March 1925 | |
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Based |
Wittering | 23 April 1945 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Guam | 2 December 1946 | Mid air Collision W Central side of Guam Island Cat 3 damage Lt William G Cardy, 2-Dec-46. P-47N 44-88739 - 74FS 23FG 20AF |
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Died |
Sumter County, FL, USA | 4 December 2011 | |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
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Buried |
Bushnell, FL 33513, USA | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
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