William J Maguire
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrom the personal collection of 1st Lt. Billy J. Murray
Flew with 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF. A squadron ace with 7 victories, flew a P-47D named 'Boston Bull' and a P-51D 'L’il Boston Bull'. Shot down, managing to evade capture, returning to his squadron prior to the end of the war. Killed in flying accident (KIF ), in P-51B Mustang 43-12433 on 11-Aug-45. Maguire was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Great Dunmow, Essex. Colonel Ben Rimerman, his passenger, also perished. They are both buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery.
Awards: SS, DFC (2OLC), AM, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-416268
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Boston Bull
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Boston Bull
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Boston Bull
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 354th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 356th Fighter Squadron 362nd Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lil Boston Bull
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | 11 August 1945 | Crashed P-51B Mustang, 43-12433, Lt. William J Maguire being killed in the crash 11-Aug-45. |
Buried |
12 August 1945 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 2 Grave 68 | |
Massachusetts, USA | |||
Based |
Raydon | 11 August 1945 | Assigned to 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF. |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
http://www.abmc.gov/node/541319#.Wh6X901LGUk
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
353rd unit history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia