William J Doherty

Military
media-14306.jpeg UPL 14306 Memorial at RAF Honington

Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 14306 - Memorial at RAF Honington

MACR 11876 just mentions Lt Doherty's P-51 was last seen in formation above Vielsalm, Belgium. No chute was seen and no trace of the plane or pilot was found. Freeman's "Mighty 8th War Diary" mentions only one 364th aircraft missing that day on Mission 789.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Carolyn Ann
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 383rd Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

Missions

  • Date: 10 January 1945

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, Massachusetts, United States 14 April 1942 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps

Died

10 January 1945

Born

Massachusetts, United States

Buried

Plot C Row 8 Grave 50
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, États-Unis

Other

Detached from service.

Was assigned at some time to the 381st Bomb Group.

Revisions

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Confusion with William J. Doherty, Navigator on 42-3439 - Serial O-736630

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MACR 11876
Freeman's "Mighty Eighth War Diary"
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Middlesex County casualties

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American Battle Monuments Commission

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American Battle Monuments Commission

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11876

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