William S Orvis Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Collection: MOSELEY, L L and Family
Object Number - UPL 29607 - 2nd Lt. William S. Orvis Jr., 78th Fighter Group
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 3 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hannover Strafing Wunstrof A/D in P-47 42-76318 hit by AA fire climbed to bale out, stalled/spun in. 28-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5026.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Joaquin County, CA, USA | 23 May 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 18 March 1943 | |
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Died Killed in Action |
Steinhuder Meer, 31515 Wunstorf, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Hannover Strafing Wunstrof A/D in P-47 42-76318 hit by AA fire climbed to bale out, stalled/spun in. 28-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5026. |
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Buried |
Lingen, Germany | 1 June 1944 | Interred Lingen POW cemetery. |
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Based |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QR, UK | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 5026 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
C. E. Behrens, MACR 5026 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
