William Julian Jorgenson Jr
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 405th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: La Londe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Weiser, Idaho | 12 February 1923 | |
Long Beach, CA | 30 June 1942 | 203 Belmont Ave Worked for Wilimington Shipbuilding | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 4 January 1943 | |
Died |
Aubeterre, France | 25 August 1944 | On August 25, 1944 he departed in a group from Beuseville, France. He was piloting his P-47D Thunderbolt #42-75545 during an armed reconnaissance mission to Troyes, France. It was reported that he failed to pull out of a low-level dive and he "mushed" into the ground. |
Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France |