William James Greene

Military

media-49013.jpeg UPL 49013 William James Greene
Pilot
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF
Greene was KIA while flying an F-51 over North Korea in 1951

Object Number - UPL 49013 - William James Greene Pilot 416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF Greene was KIA while flying an F-51 over North Korea in 1951

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Hampton County, Virginia	26 August 1921
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission	Bernay, France	4 March 1944
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission	Munstereifel, Germany	25 December 1944	Completed a 65 mission combat tour
Other Wounded In Action/Purple Heart	Munstereifel, Germany	25 December 1944	The formation was badly hit by flak, with 14 planes suffering category "A" damage, 8 category "AC" damage, and one category "B" damage. This last mentioned plane, piloted by Lt William J. Greene, on his 65th mission, was hit in the right engine on the bomb run. He stayed with the formation, dropping his bombs on the target. By superior flying, despite injuries to his face caused by shattered glass from a broken windshield, he brought the plane back to one of our bases for a successful crash-landing. The plane was washed out. His observer, Lt J.L. Britt, was also wounded in the face by glass.
Died	North Korea	14 August 1951	USMA Class of June 1943, Major Greene was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On August 14, 1951, while on a combat mission, he was last seen making a run on a target. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
Other Graduated	West Point, New York		United States Military Academy
Buried			No Known Grave

Date11 Apr 2021 03:09:34

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