William Oscar Deel
Military
Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943
Object Number - UPL 54868 - 1LT William Oscar Deel Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer 340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF KIA 25 April 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clintwood, VA | 2 September 1917 | |
| Clintwood, VA | 16 October 1940 | Worked for the WPA in Wise, VA | |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, VA | 3 November 1941 | |
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Died |
Sfax, Tunisia | 24 April 1943 | KIA when the B-25 he was flying suddenly surged upward colliding with another 340th BG B-25. Both a/c crashed to the ground near the airfield killing both crews. |
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Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot B Row 14 Grave 5 North Africa American Cemetery North Africa American Cemetery BP 346 Sidi Bou Said 2026 Tunis Tunisia |
