William Timothy O'Regan

Military
media-18039.jpeg UPL 18039 Close up of Capt William T O'Regan in the cockpit of his 334th FS, 4th FG P-47C.

Object Number - UPL 18039 - Close up of Capt William T O'Regan in the cockpit of his 334th FS, 4th FG P-47C.

Joined 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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief/Maintenance

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 67th Observation Group 109th Observation Squadron 334th Fighter Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Edmonton, AB, Canada 16 January 1916

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Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 16 September 1942 - 7 October 1943 Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF.

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Commander B Flight

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 16 April 1943 Designated Flight Commander B Flight.

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Promoted

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 5 May 1943 Promoted to Captain.

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Squadron[334] Op's Officer

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 11 July 1943 Designated Squadron Operations Officer.

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Flight Commander C Flight

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 8 August 1943 Designated Flight Commander C Flight.

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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

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Joined RAFVR

Canada Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

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Service pilot training

Tulsa, OK, USA Service pilot training in US.

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Shipped overseas

Merseyside, UK Shipped overseas to ETO.

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Operational training

Great Britain, United Kingdom Operational training at OTU.

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Assigned

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

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Korea Service

South Korea Served in Korea.

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Retired USAF

United States Retired from the USAF in 1963 as a Lt Colonel.

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Post USAF Career

Employed as a chemical plant foreman and a commercial pilot.

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Contributorapollo11
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Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.

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ContributorAAM
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