William H Alm

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in P-47D 42-22531 352FG/328FS. The aircraft either had mechanical failure or the pilot was suffering from Anoxia and crashed into the English Channel 50 miles east of the Blackwater Estuary, UK. 1 KIA MACR 562.

Connections

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 26 January 1942 Enlisted Pittsburgh, PA, USA 26-Dec-42.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve, Essex, UK 14 September 1943 Killed in Action (KIA) when aircraft crashed into the English Channel 50 miels east of the Blackwater Esutary, UK upon return from a fighter sweep in the Knokke/Calaise area. No remains have ever been recovered.

Born

Allegheny County, PA, USA

Other

Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery.

Other

Assigned

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK 14 September 1943 Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data; Added KOM event and edited Summary Biography with KOM, A/C model, Unit and loss details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE Also refe. MACR 562.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 562 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list