William T Mattison

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Staff-Sergeant Alfred D Morris, crew chief of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force helps Captain William T Mattison into the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. First printed caption on reverse is damaged, what remains reads: 'Flyers at Italian Base... Alfred D Morris of Fullerton, California.. crew chief of a Negro fighter group...15th Air Force, closes the canopy of ... for his pilot, Captain William T Mattison.... Canway, Arkansas, operations officer of ..... based in Italy... Mediterranean Allied....' Sec media-418158.jpg FRE 8683 Staff-Sergeant Alfred D Morris, crew chief of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force helps Captain William T Mattison into the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. First printed caption on reverse is damaged, what remains reads: 'Flyers at Italian Base... Alfred D Morris of Fullerton, California.. crew chief of a Negro fighter group...15th Air Force, closes the canopy of ... for his pilot, Captain William T Mattison.... Canway, Arkansas, operations officer of ..... based in Italy... Mediterranean Allied....' Second printed caption on reverse is damaged, what remains reads: 'S/Sgt Alfred D Morris, 219 East Truslow Ave. Fullerton, Calif, Crew Chief with an all Negro Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force in Italy helps his pilot, Capt William T Mattison, 213... St Canway, Ark., close the canopy of his P-51 Mustang.... Mattison is also operations officer....' Handwritten caption on reverse: '332nd Fighter Group, Italy.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8683 - Staff-Sergeant Alfred D Morris, crew chief of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force helps Captain William T Mattison into the cockpit of his P-51...

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Born

Conway, AR, USA 4 October 1915

Died

Oak Harbor, OH 43449, USA 28 January 1951 Major Mattison, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was one of the original famed Tuskegee Airmen. He was killed piloting U.S. Air Force C-45F "Expeditor" #44-87287 in a weather related crash near Oak Harbor, Ohio. At the time of his death, he resided at 2616 Park Place N.W., Washington, D.C. and was assigned to the 1101 Air Material Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base. Son of Willie J. and Lavella Mattison.

Buried

2 May 1951 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 8, Site: 5500-A
Washington, DC, USA 2616 Park Place NW

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Staff-Sergeant Alfred D Morris, crew chief of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force helps Captain William T Mattison into the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. First printed caption on reverse is damaged, what remains reads: 'Flyers at Italian Base... Alfred D Morris of Fullerton, California.. crew chief of a Negro fighter group...15th Air Force, closes the canopy of ... for his pilot, Captain William T Mattison.... Canway, Arkansas, operations officer of ..... based in Italy... Mediterranean Allied....' Sec

Object number: FRE 8683 - Staff-Sergeant Alfred D Morris, crew chief of the...