William R Burkett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort in P-47D 42-75850, dropped out of formation to escort 2nd Lt William Weaver back to base. Burkett last seen in the Liège area with only one wing tank onboard, in a tight starboard bank. 4-Mar-44. Crashed Nth of Massogne, Belgium Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2793.
Awards: DFC, AM(3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat II
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Scatterbolts Chris
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Grand Junction, IA 50107, USA | 18 February 1916 | Son of James Lowell and Anna Pearl [Schipper] Burkett. |
Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 26 January 1942 | Fort Des Moines Iowa |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nassogne, Belgium | 4 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort in P-47D 42-75850, dropped out of formation to escort 2nd Lt William Weaver back to base. Burkett last seen in the Liège area with only one wing tank onboard, in a tight starboard bank. 4-Mar-44. Crashed Nth of Nassogne, Belgium Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2793. |
Buried |
Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Based |
Raydon | 4 March 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Grand Junction, IA 50107, USA | Memorialised Grand Junction Cemetery Grand Junction Greene County Iowa, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2793 / MACR 2793, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list