William H Alm
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) in P-47D 42-22531 352FG/328FS. The aircraft either had mechanical failure or the pilot was suffering from Anoxia and crashed into the English Channel 50 miles east of the Blackwater Estuary, UK. 1 KIA MACR 562.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 26 January 1942 | Enlisted Pittsburgh, PA, USA 26-Dec-42. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve, Essex, UK | 14 September 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) when aircraft crashed into the English Channel 50 miels east of the Blackwater Esutary, UK upon return from a fighter sweep in the Knokke/Calaise area. No remains have ever been recovered. |
Born |
Allegheny County, PA, USA | ||
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. | |
Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 14 September 1943 | Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 6-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data; Added KOM event and edited Summary Biography with KOM, A/C model, Unit and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE Also refe. MACR 562.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 562 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list