William Richard Fleming Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-30460.jpeg UPL 30460 Two propellers of P-47D-10-RE (no.42-75116) at the site it crashed, near Lymington, on the 19th of April 1944. The pilot 2nd Lt. Edwin R. Johnston had been in collision with the aircraft of Capt. William R. Fleming and both crashed, Fleming was killed.

My photograph taken at low tide, about the year 2000.

Object Number - UPL 30460 - Two propellers of P-47D-10-RE (no.42-75116) at the site it crashed, near Lymington, on the 19th of April 1944. The pilot 2nd Lt. Edwin R. Johnston...

Capt. William R. Fleming served with the 10th Fighter Squadron, flying Thunderbolts from Lymington (Stn 551). He was born on the 8th of August 1921 to William Richard Fleming senior and his wife Elizabeth (née Early). To differentiate father and son the latter took his second name often using the form ‘Dick’. To confuse matters further William senior had also been a Captain, though in this case serving in the Infantry during the First World War and up until the 1930s.



William junior was born at Madison Barracks in New York state in August 1921. In 1940, the family were living in West Street, Manhattan, New York. At the time William junior, then aged 18, was working as a clerk in retail advertising. With the entry of the United States into World War II on the 8th of December 1941, it was not long before William junior put himself forward. He enlisted on the 20th of January 1942 in New York City, signing up as an air cadet. He was killed in a mid-air collision on the 19th of April 1944 and is buried in the Cambridge Military Cemetery, England.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 84th Fighter Wing 50th Fighter Group 10th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

85 Worth St, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685, USA 8 August 1921 At Madison Barracks

Enlisted

20 January 1942

Died

19 April 1944

Buried

Plot B Row 3 Grave 32

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Added William R Fleming's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.

https://www.abmc.gov/node/539890#.WpVtZk0V-Uk

Date
ContributorRPR
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Sources

1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Census; Armed Forces enlistment record

Date
ContributorRPR
Changes
Sources

1920, 1930, 1940 U.S. Census; Armed Forces enlistment record

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