William R Groseclose
MilitaryNARA Ref 342-FH-3A49666-K2431.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Groseclose was apparently shot down while flying his P-51D Mustang 44-14432 on 11-Sep-44 when the 4th Fighter Group was bounced by 30+ Messerschmitt Bf109's. His aircraft crashed 2 miles south of Erkeln, Germany. POW. MACR 8990.
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory.
Post War: Retired as a Major having served in Korea and Vietnam.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Okobojo, SD 57501, USA | 1 October 1922 | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 July 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Shot down |
Erkeln, 33034 Brakel, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Shot down while flying his P-51D Mustang 44-14432 on 11-Sep-44 when the 4th Fighter Group was bounced by 30+ Messerschmitt Bf109's. His aircraft crashed 2 miles south of Erkeln, Germany. POW. MACR 8990. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
Died |
Berthoud, CO, USA | 24 April 2011 | |
Pierre, SD 57501, USA | |||
Buried |
Denver County, CO, USA | Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver Denver County Colorado, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8990 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list