William Leroy Ward
Military
365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
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Object Number - UPL 46522 - P-47D-28-RE #44-1858 "Sally Flat Foot 4th" Code: D5-O 365th FG - 386th FS - 9th AF
Ward was the first fighter pilot assigned to the 365th FG at it's inception. He also led the last 365th FG combat mission.
He flew two tours and 98 combat missions
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Arkansas City, Kansas | 23 February 1923 | |
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Other Aerial Victory |
in the vicinity of Cherbourg, France | 22 June 1944 | 1 - Bf 109 |
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Other Aerial Victory |
west of Bruhl, Germany | 28 November 1944 | 1 - Bf 109 |
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Died |
Wichita Falls, Texas | 12 October 2006 |
Revisions
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Sources
http://hellhawks.org/386_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/33549089/person/184945…
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, pages 23,98, 249