William A Paxton Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by FW190 on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24H 42-7547 'Sky Queen'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800931
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sky Queen
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
29 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, New York | ||
Buried |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2251, 8th AF Losses