William Henry Udick
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54731 - 2nd Lt William H Udick, 351BG.
Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshaven in B-17 42-29821 'Argonaut' 7-Jan-44; encountered extreme prop wash and turbulence after entering an overcast and control was lost and crashed near Moulton, England. Killed in Action (KIA) No MACR
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742269
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Argonaut : Vox Pop II
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho | 13 March 1942 | Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho |
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Died |
Moulton, England | 7 January 1944 | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 8 January 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 5 Grave 17 |
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Born |
Ontario, OR | Son of Henry and Susan Udick. | |
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Based |
7 January 1944 | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Kodiak, Alaska | At time of draft registration. Labourer Kodiak AB Alaska |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295119/william-h-udick
Added a connection to A/C #42-29821 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
