William Roy Aggers

Military
media-13133.jpeg UPL 13133 Lt. William R Aggers, [Hubbard, OH]. 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75154 HV-A_ “Sad Sam”.

Object Number - UPL 13133 - Lt. William R Aggers, [Hubbard, OH]. 61st Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75154 HV-A_ “Sad Sam”.

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out during navigation mission when visual contact with leader was lost in overcast in P-47 41-6401 31-Dec-43. Returned to Duty RTD. Transferred to 495FTG 8AF USAAF.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19053615
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft (HV-A serial number 42-75154), of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"16 MM"
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Sad Sam
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ohio, USA 25 January 1922 Son of Arthur G and Estella Aggers.

Based

Assigned

Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK 15 September 1943 - 18 August 1944 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF

Other

Baled out

Henley-on-Thames, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9, UK 31 December 1943 Baled out during navigation mission when visual contact with leader was lost in overcast in P47 41-6401 RTD. 31-Dec-43.

Other

Promotion

Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK 3 July 1944 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

Other

Promotion

Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK 18 August 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Transferred

Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK 19 August 1944 Transferred to 495FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Craven County, NC, USA 19 September 2004

Buried

Garber UMC Columbarium New Bern Craven County NC 22 September 2004 Garber UMC Columbarium New Bern Craven County North Carolina, USA.
Hubbard, OH 44425, USA

Revisions

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

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Sources

AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 459 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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