William Newton III
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 5 July 1944 in P-47D AC 42-26583 while on escort mission to Chateauroux, FR. Bounced by 6 ME109s at 12000 ft, at 1600hrs, with other ME109s joing in. Crashed close to Breteuil at 1557hrs (per German records).
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
5 July 1944 | ||
Born |
California | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6561 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ABMC, MACR 6561, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p. 32 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list