William Xavier Compson

Military

Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 16. 25 x combat missions. ETD.





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Murrell Corder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19149651 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY 11 June 1918 Son of Winifred Compson.

Enlisted

Rochester, NY 10 January 1944 Rochester, New York

Other

Discharged USAAF

3 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

24 December 1990

Buried

Saint Columbkille Cemetery, Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY 27 December 1990 Saint Columbkille Cemetery Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York

Based

Framlingham Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/671597467
https://www.fold3.com/record/91408907-william-x-compson
https://www.fold3.com/record/11478048-william-x-compson
https://www.fold3.com/record/619658353-william-compson-1918
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131765024/william-x_-compson

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Compson%2C+William+X