William Arthur Fife
Military
UPL 76550
UPL 76550
2nd Lt William A. Fife
William Arthur Fife
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Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 32 x missions from Mar-44 to Sep-44. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), EAME (4BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of the Blue
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Roundtrip Ticket III
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Honky Tonk Sal
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jasper, Iowa | 19 December 1919 | BornJasper, Iowa |
Enlisted |
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Texas | 25 November 1942 | EnlistedSan Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Texas |
Died |
1 January 2015 | ||
Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Colorado | 4 January 2015 | InterredFort Logan National CemeteryDenver, Colorado |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self