William Williams Foard
MilitaryAM w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Will flew a P-51 named "Swamp Fox" from RAF Leiston with the 357th Fighter Group.
His older brother Gilbert, a tail gunner on a B-17, was killed in combat Apr 1, 1945.
Will stayed in the Air Force Reserves after WWII and retired a Lt. Col.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Swamp Fox
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Orange, New Jersey | 11 September 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Clemson, SC, USA | 4 December 1942 | Will enlisted at Clemson Univ. |
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Died |
Hendersonville, NC, USA | 6 September 2016 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self