332nd Fighter Group
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Military
William Accoo fought with distinction for the 332nd Fighter Group, 99th Fighter Squadron during its World War II campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. For his service he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor in 2007 by Congressman Frank LoBiondoin Salem.
In the 1963 he was sworn in as Salem city's first black councilman, a position he held until 1966.
Group
Squadron
The 99th was originally formed as the Army Air Force's first African American fighter squadron, then known the 99th Pursuit Squadron. The personnel received their initial flight training at Tuskegee, Alabama earning them the nickname Tuskegee Airmen....
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | 14 October 1914 | |
Lived in | Salem, NJ, USA | 1914 – 2008 |
Exact dates not yet known |
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Died | 27 August 2008 | |
Aged 93 |
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Served in | Italy |
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08 October 2017 18:28:50 | mvandemark | Changes to unit associations |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
24 November 2015 12:44:28 | Lucy May | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events and media associations |
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Obituary published in the Today's Sunbeam on August 29, 2008 has been reproduced on William Accoo's Findagrave entry: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50930720 |