William R Groseclose

Military
media-21755.jpeg UPL 21755 Lt William R Groseclose, [Pierre, S. Dak], pilot of a P-51D of the 8th Air Force in England.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49666-K2431.

Object Number - UPL 21755 - Lt William R Groseclose, [Pierre, S. Dak], pilot of a P-51D of the 8th Air Force in England. NARA 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Date
Contributorapollo11
Changes
Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank Speer.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

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

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