William H Ayer
Military
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UPL 20798
1st Lt William H Ayer 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Correction to last name in caption
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF. Aircraft P-51 44-13375 struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MACR 14126.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Penny III Man O War
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 1 July 1924 | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 November 1944 - 16 April 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF. |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 16 April 1945 | Prisoner of War . |
Other Shot down |
Prague 19, 197 00 Prague-Prague 19, Czech Republic | 16 April 1945 | Aircraft struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MACR 14126. |
Died |
Copake, NY, USA | 13 December 2000 | |
Egypt, Scituate, MA 02066, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14126 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list