William J Sykes

Military
media-17957.jpeg UPL 17957 Capt. William J. Sykes, 376th Fighter Squadron. A leading Ace of the 361st Fighter Group, photographed in his P-51 Mustang.
Museum object reference no. BAM_0096 Bottisham Airfield Museum

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Object Number - UPL 17957 - Capt. William J. Sykes, 376th Fighter Squadron. A leading Ace of the 361st Fighter Group, photographed in his P-51 Mustang. Museum object reference...

Shot down 24 December 1944 in A/C #44-11203, Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: AM, PH, DFC, POW



5 destroyed

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlantic City, New Jersey 11 July 1919

Died

18 January 1987

Buried

Greenwood Cemetery, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 December 1944

Other

Promoted

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11173 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, MACR 11173

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