William W Hunt

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return Strafing mission to Berlin, took two flak hits P-51B 43-6901, the first causing damage to his engine, turning for home he was hit again and exploded. 21-May-44. Pilot Lt William W Hunt KIA. MACR 5289.

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Units served with

335th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

43-6901

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Places

Debden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Assigned	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	4 April 1944 - 21 May 1944	Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Died	Kremmen, Germany	21 May 1944	Failed to Return Strafing mission to Berlin, took two flak hits P-51B 43-6901, the first causing damage to his engine, turning for home he was hit again and exploded. 21-May-44. Pilot Lt William W Hunt KIA. MACR 5289.
	Pinos Altos, New Mexico, USA
Buried
Born	New Mexico, USA
Other Promotion	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK		Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Revisions

Date27 Apr 2016 14:14:08

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=10328&Submit=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/28627574
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hunt&GSfn=William…;

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:51

ContributorAAM

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 10328 / ABMC, MACR 5289 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5289 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list