William R Hampton Jr

Military

Involved in a mid-air collision on a mission to Friedrichshafen on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H #41-2865 exploded and crashed SE of Amiens, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Farkin, Arkansas

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 18 March 1944

Revisions

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Changed the label for a Died event to KIA per info in the "Summary biography".
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3324, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces