William Mearl Mathias
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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USAAF Class Book Research Project Facebook site
Object Number - UPL 64258 - 1st Lt William M. Mathias
KIFA killed in training accident whilst attempting mock combat manoeuvres.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Squadron 353rd Fighter Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shelby County, Illinois | 12 March 1916 | Born Shelby County, Illinois |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 28 January 1942 | Enlisted Los Angeles, California |
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Died Killed non Operation (KNO) |
29 June 1943 | Killed non Operation (KNO) Barton-upon-Humber, UK | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambridgeshire | 30 June 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added information from a duplicate record. Source: Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
353rd unit history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
