William Birl Staggs Sr
Military
Capt. Robert M Cox had been misidentified as "Richard M Cox". Correction made 16/11/23 by Robert M Cox, II.
Object Number - UPL 30941 - 38th Fighter Squadron pilots. (L-R) Front row: Capt. Robert M Cox; Lt. Dorman L Castle; Capt. Robert F Maloney. Rear row: Lt. Albert M Koenig; Capt....
Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 57 missions (279 Hrs) over enemy territory in P-51 Mustang. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35514759
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Wild Honey
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Summer County, Tennessee | 4 May 1922 | Son of William F and Erma [Perdue] Staggs. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 1 October 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
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Based |
Wormingford | 4 September 1944 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, UK | 18 May 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
15 November 2006 | ||
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Buried |
Collier Cemetery Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TN | 18 November 2006 | Collier Cemetery Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
