William James Greene
Military
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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Born |
Hampton County, Virginia | 26 August 1921 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bernay, France | 4 March 1944 | |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Munstereifel, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Completed a 65 mission combat tour |
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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. |
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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. |
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Other Graduated |
West Point, New York | United States Military Academy | |
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Buried |
No Known Grave |