William M Alford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 16365
Killed in Action (KIA). The tail assembly of the aircraft hit a tree and caused to aircraft to crash. The pilot was flying too low, and unable to clear tree. They crashed at Elmtree Farm, Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England, Market Park Field.
Pilot, 1st Lt. Jack C. Fleck
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
2 June 1944 | ||
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Buried |
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| Washington, DC, USA |
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
