William Oakes Antonides
Military
Object Number - UPL 49534 - 1st Lt William O. Antonides, 4FG
Lt Antonides, who came from Glenwood Springs, Colorado, was assigned to the 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group in February 1945. He took part in twenty two missions during his time at Debden, accounting for a total of seven enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground - five in one day!
With the air war rapidly coming to a close, he did not get any more chances of combat, and was transferred to the 10th Air Depot.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Supply
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Skippy
- Unit: 479th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 435th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Denver, CO | 18 November 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Denver, CO, USA | 28 September 1942 | Denver, Colorado |
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Other Crashed |
Cawker City, KS 67430, USA | 4 January 1945 | Forced Landing out of Fuel 3 miles SW Cawker City KS Cat L damage, pilot Lt Ralph L Antonides, 4-Jan-45. P-63A 42-69481 - 264AAFBU 2AF. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 5 February 1945 - 15 September 1945 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 18 June 1945 | Landing accident in P-51 44-14436 Debden/Sta 356 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt William O Antonides, 18-Jun-45. 334FS 4FG 8AF. |
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Other Transferred |
Chilbolton, Stockbridge SO20, UK | 15 September 1945 | Transferred to 10th Air Depot, 9AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Glenwood Springs, CO | 19 October 1978 | |
| Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- '1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer
