William Timothy O'Regan
MilitaryJoined RAFVR, service pilot training, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, assigned to 71S, transfer to 334th FS, 4th FG,
334 FS 16-9-42 / 7-10-43, Designated Flight Commander B Flight 16-4-43, promoted to Captain 5-5-43, designated Squadron Operations Officer 11-7-43, designated Flight Commander C Flight 8-8-43, designated Squadron Operations Officer 10-9-43. Captain William T. O'Regan flew a P-47 Thunderbolt which was adorned with a bullet-spitting pink elephant.
Served in Korea, retired from the USAF in 1963 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Employed as a chemical plant foreman and a commercial pilot.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief/Maintenance
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Edmonton, AB, Canada | 16 January 1916 | |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 September 1942 - 7 October 1943 | Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF. |
Other Commander B Flight |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 April 1943 | Designated Flight Commander B Flight. |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 5 May 1943 | Promoted to Captain. |
Other Squadron[334] Op's Officer |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 11 July 1943 | Designated Squadron Operations Officer. |
Other Flight Commander C Flight |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 August 1943 | Designated Flight Commander C Flight. |
Other Squadron Operations Officer |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 September 1943 | Designated Squadron Operations Officer. |
Died |
Glendale, CA, USA | 10 October 1980 | |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 13 October 1980 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. | |
Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. | |
Other Korea Service |
South Korea | Served in Korea. | |
Other Retired USAF |
United States | Retired from the USAF in 1963 as a Lt Colonel. | |
Other Post USAF Career |
Employed as a chemical plant foreman and a commercial pilot. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html