William R Ackalusky

Military

William Ackalusky's P-38F Lightning failed to return to base after all 15th Air Force missions from Italy were recalled due to bad weather. Ackalusky was believed to be on route from Lecce to Athens!

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Units served with

82nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

A P-38 Lightning (serial number 42-67959) of the 20th Fighter Group.

95th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

41-7643

Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
Unit: 82nd Fighter Group 95th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	3 April 1923
	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	23 April 1930
Enlisted	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	18 March 1942
Died	Italy	19 November 1943	Missing in Action.
Buried			Listed on the Tablets of the Missing.

Revisions

Date16 Jun 2020 14:45:59

ContributorAndycole0

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Sources

American Battle Monument's Commission www.abmc.gov
The National Archive and Records Administration.
Findagrave.com
Ancestry.com US 1930 Census.
Fold3 Missing air crew report 42-13210 Pg2.
Aircraft Serial Numbers Database 41-7643