The 99th Fighter Squadron was sent to North Africa in April 1943 for combat duty. They were joined by the 100th, 301st, and 302nd African-American fighter squadrons. Together these squadrons formed the 332nd fighter group. The transition from training to actual combat wasn’t always smooth given the racial tensions of the time. However, the Airmen overcame the obstacles posed by segregation. Under the able command of Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the well-trained and highly motivated 332nd flew successful missions over Sicily, the Mediterranean, and North Africa.

Bomber crews named the Tuskegee Airmen “Red-Tail Angels” after the red tail markings on their aircraft. Also known as “Black” or “Lonely Eagles,” the German Luftwaffe called them “Black Bird Men.” The Tuskegee Airmen flew in the Mediterranean theater of operations. The Airmen completed 15,000 sorties in approximately 1,500 missions, destroyed over 260 enemy aircraft, sank one enemy destroyer, and demolished numerous enemy installations. The Tuskegee Airmen were awarded numerous high honors, including Distinguished Flying Crosses, Legions of Merit, Silver Stars, Purple Hearts, the Croix de Guerre, and the Red Star of Yugoslavia. A Distinguished Unit Citation was awarded to the 332nd Fighter Group for “outstanding performance and extraordinary heroism” in 1945.

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KIS – Killed In Service
KIA – Killed in Action
MIA – Missing In Action

* Lt. Sherman H. White Jr. and Lt. James L. McCullin were the first black pilots killed in combat

79 pilots killed in overseas combat, training, flying and non-flying accidents.


9 Enlisted men killed overseas while performing their duties.


88 Tuskegee Airmen killed overseas during WWII.

99th FS Pilots = 24 / EM = 5
100th FS Plots = 25 / EM = 0
301st FS Pilots = 23 / EM = 1
302nd FS Pilots = 7/ EM = 1
Ord Det (Avn) #99 EM=1
1902st QM Trk Co (Avn) = 1
Research and data collection: 10 May 2016
Craig S. Huntly, Tuskegee Airmen Subject Matter Expert

*Information is subject to continuous updates and revisions as new information is discovered.

NAME & RANK
CLASS # and ASN
STATE FROM
DATE DECEASED & TIME
STATUS
SQUADRON and GROUP
AIRCRAFT TYPE/
SERIAL #
Nickname
Tail #
MACR
Missing Air Crew Report
DESCRIPTION / LOCATIONWITNESS REPORTS
AND CAUSE
PLACE OF BURIAL
Flt Officer William P. Armstrong
44-H-SE
T66139
State from: RI
1 Apr 45
1400
KIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Little Lil”
#42-103971
133761/4 mile south of Wels, AustriaWitnesses: 2d Lt John E. Edwards and 2d Lt Carl E. Gary.
Armstrong was killed returning from a mission escorting B-24’s on a mission to bomb St. Polten, Austria. He and Lt. Walter P. Manning were both shot down and killed by a German fighter plane. One went in with his aircraft and one parachuted but it is not known which did which.
William P. Armstrong is buried or memorialized at Grace Church Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island.
Sgt Jenkins Harold Bluitt
38115450
State from: TX
30 Mar 44
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
Bluitt was killed on 30 March 1944 in a Truck and Train collision when the operator failed to lower the traffic bars to signify the approaching train. Note: He only armed P-39’s and P-40’s. He was killed before the 332nd FG received P-47’s and P-51’s.Jenkins Bluitt is buried or memorialized at Woodland Cemetery, Limestone County, Texas.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Pvt Lawrence M. Boiseasu
32213979
State from: Unknown
1943
KIS
99th FS
79th FG
Boiseasu was killed in a jeep wreck while AWOL with stolen jeep on 13 Dec 1943.Danville National Cemetery
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
PLOT J, 1516
MEMORIAL ID 3266883
2d Lt Fred L. Brewer Jr.
44-C -SE
O824827
State from: SC
29 Oct 44
1115
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Travelin’ Lite”
#43-25108
96003.5 miles NW of Dellach, GermanyWitness: 2d Lt Charles Duke Brewer developed engine trouble, stalled out, disappeared into clouds, and was not seen again. Remains were later found near the site but not enough evidence was ascertained to identify them as Brewer’s. Those remains are marked unknown and laid to rest at Florence American Cemetery south of Florence, Italy.
Florence American Cemetery south of Florence, Italy.
2d Lt Sidney P. Brooks
42-D-SE
O789118
State from: OH
19 Sep 43
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
He was flying Charles Dryden P-40 A-Train
No MACRPantelleria, in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 km southwest of Sicily and 60 km east of the Tunisian coast.On Sep 17, 1943 he took off on a mission but soon had engine trouble and returned to land; but visibility was terrible and he decided to do a belly landing. Unfortunately, he forgot to jettison his belly tank, which sheared off and left a trail of fuel which caught fire and engulfed the aircraft. He jumped out with his flight suit in flames which his pals soon put out. He was taken to a British hospital where he died of secondary shock and smoke inhalation.Sidney P. Brooks is buried or memorialized at U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, Washington, DC. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
2d Lt James B. Brown
43-J-SE
0814825
State from: CA
27 May 44
1740
KIA
99 FS
324 FG
P-40L Warhawk/ 42-10686 / A-375372Near Prossinone, ItalySecond Lieutenant Brown experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on May 27, 1944 during an armed recon mission. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Non-Hostile Died Other Causes.Location of Interment
Not Specified
Cemetery Unknown
2d Lt Roger B. Brown
43-J-SE
O814826
State from: IL
14 Jun 44
1620
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt-10-RE / 42-749736922In the Apennine Mountains SE of RamitelliWitness: 1st Lt. William T. Mattison
Engine trouble. Brown was lost when his P-47 was seen to crash during a training mission when engine began emitting dense black smoke, he bailed out 5000 feet above mountains Southeast of Ramitelli.It was not seen whether he bailed out or not. At some later point his remains were found.
Roger B. Brown is buried or memorialized at Plot F Row 12 Grave 18, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Samuel M. Bruce
42-H-SE
O792417
State from: WA
27 Jan 44
KIA
99 FS
79 FG
P-40L / A-33No MACRPilot seen last chasing FW-190's south of Rome.Shot down during aerial combat, pilot bailed out, shoot did not fill.Samuel M. Bruce is buried or memorialized at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington.
NO PHOTO
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Cpl Clinton A. BrydieUnknown25 Feb 45
KIS
96th Air Service Group / 1901st QM Co Trk (Avn)Was killed in an accident.Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy
Plot J Row 5 Grave 59
2d Lt James Albert Calhoun
44-C-SE
O824830
State from: CT
8 Sep 44
KIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C-10-NT / 43-20595Witnesses: Capt. William T. Mattison
Calhoun was credited with destroying at least 2 enemy aircraft in ground-strafing attacks. He was shot down and killed during a strafing attack on Ilondza Airdrome, Yugoslavia.
Ilondza Airdrome, Yugoslavia
2d Lt John H. Chavis
44-D-SE
O828047
State from: NC
16 Feb 45
1020
MIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
#42-103914
12493Umbria, ItalyWitnesses: 2d Lt Harold Brown, 2d Lt Wendell Hockaday.
Chavis disappeared in thick clouds soon after take-off going on a bomber escort mission to Munich, Germany. His remains were not recovered.
Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Tablets of the Missing. Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.
2d Lt James Coleman
44-H-SE
0838026
State from: MI
15 Jun 45
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang -10-NT / #43-25103Coleman crashed and was killed due to mechanical failure. At approximately 1453 hours two miles south of the field while in a high speed dive the ship disintegrated at about 2000 ft pilot killed a/c destroyed.James Coleman is buried or memorialized at Plot H Row 3 Grave 48, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Harry J. Daniels
43-H-SE
O811240
State from: IN
24 Feb 44
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-39L Airacobra-1-BE / #42-44782700Pompei, ItalyWitnesses: 1st Lt Ulyssess Taylor, 2d Lt Carroll Langston, 2d Lt Robert Wiggins.
Daniels went missing in bad weather during a mission to Pompei, Italy. His body was not recovered.
Harry J Daniels is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
Cpt Alfonza W. Davis
43-C-SE
O798944
State from: IN
30 Oct 44
1245
MIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang
#44-14465
9586About 12 miles west of Salvatore Point, near the Gulf of Trieste, Italy.Davis was credited with 1 aerial victory plus 4 destroyed on the ground. He was last sighted near Gulf of Trieste approximately 12nm west of Salvore disappeared while on a recon mission Oct 29, 1944 and was declared dead Oct 30, 1945. His remains were never found.Alfonza W Davis is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
NO PHOTO
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SSgt Edward Dozier
35128977
State from: Unknown
29 Jul 43
KIS
Ordnance Detachment
(Avn) #99
Dozier ¬was accidently shot by S/Sgt Paul E. Moss 99th FS, 33rd FG Airplane Maintenance Technician. S/Sgt. Edward I. Dozier died in hospital 29 July 1943.
Captain Lawrence E. DicksonCpt Lawrence E. Dickson
43-C-SE
0798945
State from: NY
23 Dec 44
1210
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51D-15-NA / 44-15144, Buzz #26 name of the ship was Peggins not Peggin as per the MACR.

Ship was assigned to Capt. Samuel L. Curtis and named for his wife Peggy Curtis.
10734AustriaDickson was returning from a mission to Prague, Czechoslovakia when his P-51, nicknamed “Peggin”, developed engine trouble. It was thought that he bailed out but he was not seen again. His remains were not recovered until July 27, 2018.Lawrence E Dickson is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
On March 22, 2019, seventy-five years after his fighter plane crashed in Austria, Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
2nd Lt. Othell Dickson
43-C-SE
O-817583
State from: CA
28 Jun 44
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C-7-NT / 42-103595Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, ItalyDickson was killed during a transition flight. The pilot was performing aerobatics at 25ft agl over bivouac area, ship stalled, mushed into ground at Ramitelli Airfield pilot killed instantly.Location of burial unknown
2d Lt Alwayne M . Dunlap
43-C-SE
0798946
State from: DC
21 Feb 44
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-40L / A-34No MACRNE of L/G at Nettuno BeacheadDunlap overshot a landing strip on the Anzio, Italy, beachhead and crashed.
Was killed instantly.
Alwayne M Dunlap is buried or memorialized at Plot D Row 14 Grave 7, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Maurice V. Esters
43-E-SE
O804550
State from: IA
26 Jun 45
0940
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt
#42-75958
7061Adriatic Sea
15nm North of the island of Vis
Witness: Lt. Charles A. Dunne
Lt. Maurice V. Esters was forced to bail from his plane over the Adriatic Sea when his engine failed. On June 26, 1944, the squadron was returning from an escort mission when Esters, flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, broke formation over the Adriatic Sea.
Maurice V Esters is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
Cpt William J. Faulkner
43-D-SE
O801166
State from: TN
6 Nov 44
1030
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang -10-NT / 42-103974.9681Wieting, AustriaCapt Faulkner's ship was seen to pull up sharply, it climbed nearly vertical then it went into a very steep dive near Reichenfels, Austria. At some later point his remains were found.William J Faulkner is buried or memorialized at Plot A Row 22 Grave 59, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Samuel J. Foreman
44-E-SE
O2270932
State from: OK
22 Jan 45
1100
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51B Mustang
#42-106440
11541Ljubljana, Slovenia (Northern Yugoslavia)Witness: 1st Lt. Frank E. Roberts
Foreman had engine trouble and went missing over northern Yugoslavia during a bomber escort mission to attack oil storage facilities near Vienna, Austria. He was officially declared dead Jan 22, 1946. He was posthumously promoted to 2nd Lt. His remains were not recovered.
Samuel J Foreman is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Frederick D. Funderburg, Jr.
43-K-SE
O817585
State from: GA
29 Dec 44
1200
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Stinky III”
#42-103571
1093248° 20’N - 12° 00’E Near Munich, GermanyWitness: 1st Lt. Stanley L. Harris
1st Lt Funderburg went missing near Munich during a bomber escort mission to Landshut and Muehldorf, Germany, possibly after sustaining flak damage. His body was not recovered.
Frederick D Funderburg is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
Flt Officer
Morris E. Gant
44-H-SE
T066141
State from: IL
15 Apr 45
1600
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Sonny Boy”
1381312 miles east of
Pescara, Italy
Witness: Lt. Emile G. Clifton, Jr released a statement that Morris had called that he was low on fuel. He throttled back and fell out of formation as if he were leaving to look for a nearby field. He was told by flight commander to land at nearest field.
Neither his MOS nor his true manner of death are known.

He was reported Missing in May of 1947 but was listed among the army dead a month later.

It is not clear where Morris is buried.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
Sgt Percy C. Gary
33170861
State from: PA
24 Nov 44
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
ItalyGary was killed in a motor vehicle accident. He came overseas with the 99th FS and at one time served as the First Sergeant of that unit.Percy C Gary is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot G Row 7 Grave 21.
2d Lt Clemenceau McAdoo Givings
43-E-SE
O804551
State from: VA
18 Mar 44
KIS
100 FG
332 FG
P-39 AiracobraItalyReturning from a mission on March 18, the engine in Givings’ P-39 Airacobra failed. He bailed from the plane, but became tangled in his parachute and drowned in Naples Harbour. Givings’s body was recovered the next day by an Italian fisherman.Clemenceau McAdoo Givings is buried or memorialized at Plot A Row 9 Grave 22, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
2d Lt Joseph Evans Gordon
44-B-SE
O821912
State from: NY
12 Aug 44
KIA
99 FG
332 FG
P-51C Mustang -10-NT / 42-103959 / A-12Crashed into the sea at Montepellier Southern France due to being shot down by Anti-Aircraft Artillery.2d Lt Gordon was killed by enemy flak while returning from escorting bombers on a mission to Toulon, France to destroy radar stations.Joseph Gordon is buried or memorialized at Plot A Row 26 Grave 46, Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France.
1st Lt Maceo A. Harris, Jr.
43-I-SE
O814193
State from: MA
20 Nov 44
1205
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang -10-NT / 42-1039519951Last known position 9 miles NE of Malasky, Germany gliding ship down through overcast skies.Witness: 2nd Lt. Earl R. Lane
Lt Harris was killed when his P-51C lost coolant and crashed in Germany.
He was never seen again.
Maceo A Harris Jr is buried or memorialized at Plot C Row 3 Grave 29, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
MSgt William M. Harris
15336360
State from: OH
2 Jun 44
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
ItalyMSgt Harris was killed instantly while performing his routine duties as Line Chief when riding in the back of a 6x6 truck alongside the runway at Ramitelli when the tail wheel of a 301st FS P-47 that was taking off struck his head.William M. Harris is buried or memorialized at Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Ohio.
Flt Officer Thomas Lawson
Hawkins
44-E-SE
T063113
State from: NJ
7 Mar 45
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang -5-NT / 44-11211Ramitelli Airdrome in ItalyFlight Officer Hawkins was killed taking off from the Ramitelli Airdrome in Italy when his plane crashed on the runway during a mission to Munich.
Ship seemingly out of control on takeoff, became airborne crashed into 99th FS, P-51B 42-106594 both a/c immediately burst into flames.
Thomas L. Hawkins is buried or memorialized at Valleau Cemetery, Ridgewood, New Jersey.
2d Lt Earl B. Highbaugh
44-E-SE
0830789
State from: IN
9 Dec 44
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang -10-NT / 43-25118ItalyOn Dec 9, 1944, he was on a training mission over Caserta when his plane collided with a fellow Tuskegee airman, FO James C Ramsey. Both men were killed in the collision.Earl was buried in a temporary cemetery overseas. His body was returned home in December 1948 when services were held in Indianapolis, he is buried or memorialized at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.
2d Lt Wendell W. Hockoday
44-E-SE
0830781
State from: VA
25 Feb 45
1225
KIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang-10-NT / 42-103926
“Apache 11”
12665Uttendorf, Austria
approximately 30 miles NE of Munich
2nd Lt. Wendell W Hockaday was killed when his ship was damaged by an exploding locomotive He lost approximately a foot and a half of his left wing and nearly all of left aileron, climbed to 1000ft, bailed out in the vicinity of Uttendorf, Austria.When his body was recovered, he was buried in a temporary cemetery in St. Avold France. In 1949, his parents chose to have his remains returned to the United States. He was interred in the Hampton, Virginia National Cemetery on June 29, 1949. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
2d Lt Oscar D. Hutton
0814830
43-J-SE
State from: IL
18 Jul 44
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
Memmingen, GermanyOn July 18, 1944 the 332nd Fighter Group was sent to escort bombers to an airfield in Memmingen, Germany. When the 66 P-51 Mustang pilots arrived at the rendezvous point, the bombers they were to meet weren't there.Oscar Douglas Hutton Jr is buried or memorialized at Booker T Washington Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
2d Lt Wellington G. Irving
44-K-SE
O817589
State from: MS
18 Jul 44
1045
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang7027Kempten, Germany
47 45 N, 10 20 E
Witness: 1st Lt. Joseph P. Gomer
Early in the morning of July 18, 1944, the 332nd took off to escort bomber of the 5th to Memmingen airdrome. As the formation approached the Udine and Treviso areas, it was attacked by 30-35 ME-109s and FW-190s. In the encounter, the group shot down 11 enemy planes and damaged another. 2d Lt Irving failed to return to the base with the rest of the flight.
Wellington G Irving is buried or memorialized at Vicksburg National Cemetery, Mississippi. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
NO PHOTO
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TSgt James A. Jackson
14003633
State from: Unknown
1943
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
Jackson died enroute to America.
2d Lt Samuel Jefferson
43-H-SE
O811283
State from: TX
22 Jun 44
0915
MIA
100 FS
322 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt
#42-26812
607813 miles W. of Borga Bigugia, Corsica, FranceSources conflict as to exactly what happened during a mission on the way to strafe a target in northern Italy on Jun 22, 1944; but they agree that 3 aircraft crashed into the sea near Corsica at about the same time. Two of the pilots were killed and one survived. He was 1 of the 2 killed. His body was not recovered.Samuel Jefferson is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
TSgt Edsell A. Jett
38025862
State from: Unknown
27 Jul 43
KIS
99 FS
33rd FG
Jett drowned while attempting to save the life of a British soldier. He was posthumously awarded the Soldiers Medal for his effort.
2d Lt Charles B. Johnson
43-I-SE
O814195
State from: PA
22 Jun 44
0918
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-47D
Thunderbolt
Near Corsica, ItalySources conflict as to exactly what happened during a mission on the way to strafe a target in northern Italy on Jun 22, 1944; but they agree that 3 aircraft crashed into the sea near Corsica at about the same time. Two of the pilots were killed and one survived. He was 1 of the 2 killed. His body was not recovered.Charles B Johnson is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery - Sicily-Rome, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Langdon Elmer Johnson, Jr.
43-E-SE
O804554
State from: WV
12 Aug 44
1047
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
#42-103918
7469Mediterranean Sea, 10 miles SE. of Marseille, FranceWitness: Capt. Woodrow W. Crockett
Johnson was hit by flak and crashed into the sea. His body was not recovered.
Langdon Elmer Johnson is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

2d Lt Edgar Leon Jones
43-I-SE
O814196
State from: NY
24 Apr 44
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-39Q Airacobra #44-3196Italy2d Lt Jones Crashed into parked A-20 at Capodichino Airfield while taking off on a Tactical mission, aircraft exploded immediately.Edgar was buried in a temporary American Cemetery in Naples, Italy. His remains were returned to the United States for burial in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York on Nov 19, 1948. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
2d Lt Edward Laird
43-J-SE
O814831
State from: AL
28 Jun 44
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt #42-28613Ramitelli, Italy2d Lt Laird was killed when he pulled up to steep after takeoff from Ramitelli Air Field made left turn fell off on left wing and crashed bursting into flames destroying the a/c and pilot.Edward Laird is buried or memorialized at Greenwood Cemetery, Tuskegee, Alabama.
2d Lt Carroll Napier Langston, Jr.
43-I-SE
O814197
State from: IL
7 Jun 44
1025
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P47-D
Thunderbolt
5639San Benedetti, ItalyWitnesses: Lts. Maurice V. Easters, Ulysses S. Taylor, and Harold E. Sawyer.
2d Lt Langston died when he lost oil pressure while flying off the coast of Italy during a fighter sweep mission. His body was recovered on the beach one week later.
Carroll Napier Langston Jr is buried or memorialized at Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
Cpt Erwin Bernard Lawrence, Jr.
42-F-SE
O790460
State from: OH
4 Oct 44
1300
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang8981Airfield at Tatoi near Athens, GreeceHe was killed when his aircraft was destroyed, probably by a cable stretched across the field as a crude defensive measure, while on a strafing run on an enemy airfield at Tatoi near Athens, Greece.Erwin Bernard Lawrence Jr is buried or memorialized at Plot C Row 3 Grave 42, Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Samuel Gordon Leftenant
44-H-SE
O838032
State from: NY
13 Apr 45
1508
MIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-51 Mustang
#43-25127
139845 miles N. of Klagenfurth, GermanyWitness: 1st Lt Wendell Lucas
2d Lt Leftenant was on a bomber escort mission to Sankt Veit, Austria on Apr 12, 1945 when his aircraft collided with another P-51. He was able to keep flying for a short while but then was not seen again. He was officially declared dead Apr 13, 1946.
Samuel Gordon Leftenant is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Wayne Vincent Liggins
43-F-SE
O807102
State from: OH
9 Mar 44
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-39N-1-BE / 42-1837344-3-9-514Montecorvino Air Field.On March 9, 1944, Vincent was flying out of Montecorvino on a routine training mission when he attempted a force landing, only to have his engine fail and the plane go into a spin. He was killed in the accident. Just the day prior, he had been praised for a successful mission with three others from his squadron.
He was an Anzio beachhead casualty, and his body was returned with 25 other casualties from the Cincinnati area in early July of 1948 for burial.
Wayne Vincent Liggins is buried or memorialized at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Xenia, Ohio.
Cpt Andrew Maples Jr.
43-A-SE
O796264
State from: VA
26 Jun 44
0715
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-47D
Thunderbolt
#42-75830
70625-10 miles N. of Termoli, Italy in
Mediterranean Sea
Witnesses: 2d Lt Clarence Bradford, 1st Lt Arnold Cisco,
1st Lt Robert Pitts, 2d Lt Starling Penn.
Soon after leaving base on a bomber escort mission to Hungary, his engine quit and he said he was going to bail out. His P-47 was seen to crash into the sea but no trace of him was found. He was posthumously promoted to captain.
Andrew Maples Jr is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Andrew D. Marshall
44-C-SE
O824835
State from: NC
30 Dec 44
1200
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
#43-25106
1093148° 20’N - 12° 00’E Near Munich,
Germany
Witnesses: 1st Lt Stanley Harris, 1st Lt Paulus Taylor.
On a bomber escort mission to Landshut and Muehldorf, Germany when Marshall was again hit by enemy flak. He was heard by radio to be trying to join up with another squadron but was never seen again.
He was declared dead Dec 30, 1945. His remains were not recovered. He was posthumously promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Andrew D Marshall is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.

This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Walter Peyton Manning
44-D-SE
0828053
State from: PA
1 Apr 44
1400
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51B Mustang1337714-15 miles south of Wels, AustriaWitness: 2d Lt s John E. Edwards and Harry Stewart Jr.
2d Lt Manning was shot down in his P-51B south of Wels, Austria in combat with German aircraft, after escorting B-24's on a mission to St. Polten, Austria.

Walter Peyton Manning is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Lorraine, France.
1st Lt George Thomas McCrumby
43-A-SE
O796265
State from: TX
29 Feb 44
MIA / KIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-40L-20-CU / 42-10623 / A-192812In the vicinity of Gaeta Point,
Tyrrhenian Sea
Witnesses: 1st Lt Howard Lee Baugh, 1st Lt Erwin
Lawrence, Capt Edward Byron.
On Feb 29, a few minutes after leaving base on a mission to the Gaeta, Italy area, he turned back toward base and was never seen again. He was officially declared dead Jul 15, 1945.

George Thomas McCrumby is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt James Lawrence McCullin, Jr.
42-H-SE
O792422
State from: MO
3 Jul 43
MIA / KIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-40L-10-CU
#42-10796
537Southwest of Agrigento, Sicily approx one mile off shore.McCullin was escorting B-25's on a mission to Sicily. Unfortunately, he and a fellow pilot, 1st Lt Sherman Windham White, Jr., failed to return to base. It was supposed they were shot down by enemy fighters over Sicily but no crash sites were found. They were the first Tuskegee Airmen killed in action. He was officially declared dead Jul 3, 1944. His remains were not recovered.James Lawrence McCullin Jr is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia.

This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Faythe Andrew McGinnis
42-F-SE
O790462
State from: OK
12 Sep 42
KIS
99 FSP-40E Warhawk #40-430Soughalachoe Creek, AlabamaOn September 12, 1942 he crashed his P-40E Warhawk #40-430 into Soughalachoe Creek during a routine flight out of the Tuskegee flight training base in Alabama. He was the first casualty suffered by the 99th Fighter Squadron. His mother had been visiting with him at the time, to celebrate his new commission as a pilot and lieutenant.Faythe Andrew McGinnis is buried or memorialized at Booker T Washington Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
1st Lt Paul Graham Mitchell
42-F-SE
O790461
State from: DC
11 Aug 43
KIS
99 FS
33E FG
P-40LNo MACRLicata L/G, SicilyLieutenant Paul G. Mitchell was killed when his airplane crashed in mid-air with another airplane in his formation. He was the third 99th Fighter Squadron pilot lost in combat.Paul Graham Mitchell is buried or memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of the Army.
1st Lt Roland W. Moody
44-D-SE
O828054
State from: MA
29 Mar 45
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
Italy1st Lt Moody earned the DFC for heroic actions performed on Mar 16, 1945. He was burnt to death when a fuel tank fell off an aircraft that was taxiing near his tent. It hit his tent and burst into flames.Roland W Moody is buried or memorialized at Plot H Row 5 Grave 48, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt John H. Morgan
42-H-SE
O792423
State from: GA
2 Jan 44
KIS
99 FS
79 FG
P-40L Warhawk44-1-3-501Madna Landing Ground, ItalyMorgan was killed when he landed down wind and downhill and his aircraft rolled past the end of the runway and into a ditch and his head hit the gunsight. He died in the hospital the following day.John H Morgan is buried or memorialized at Plot E Row 9 Grave 27, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Neal V. Nelson
43-I-SE
O814200
State from: IL
11 May 44
MIA
99 FS
324 FG
Italy2d Lt Nelson failed to return from a mission. He was last observed pulling into formation after making his bomb run.It is not clear where Neal is buried. His name is not listed on the MIA list for WWII casualties.
2d Lt Elton Henderson Nightingale
44-C-SE
O824849
State from: AL
11 Nov 44
1330
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51B Mustang
#43-24872
"Chief"
969743° 40’N - 12° 50’E Near Fossumbrone, ItalyWitnesses: 1st Lt Stanley Harris, 1st Lt Paulus Taylor.
He was last seen by a wingman leaving the bombers over the North Adriatic opposite Pola, Italy. He was in contact with the wingman via radio and said he was on course. But he never returned from the mission. It is presumed that he lost control of his aircraft and crashed into the sea.
Elton Henderson Nightingale is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

Flt Officer
Leland H. Pennington
44-G-SE
T64646
State from: NY
21 Apr 45
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51B Mustang
#42-106603
"Lucy Gal"
14022Croatia coast - Adriatic Sea, 15 miles W. of Zara, Yugoslavia (Zadar, Croatia)Witnesses: 2d Lt Yenwith Whitney, 1st Lt Jimmy Lanham.
During a bomber escort mission Apr 21, 1945, his P-51B had some kind of mechanical problem. He disappeared and crashed into either the sea or one of the islands a few miles west of Zara. His remains were not recovered.
Leland H Pennington is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
SSgt Eugene Pickett
15040096
State from: OH
3 Apr 44
KIS
99 FS
324 FG
Pickett, a member of the Engineering Section was shot and died enroute to the hospital on 3 April 1944. Buried on 5 April 1944.
1st Lt James Reed Polkinghorne
43-B-SE
O797221
State from: FL
5 May 44
0545
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-39
#44-3077
4518Between Sezze and Terracina, ItalyWitnesses: Capt Lee Rayford, 2d Lt Frank Walker, 1st Lt Ulyssess Taylor.
He disappeared in thick clouds during a strafing mission near Sezze, Italy. He was possibly shot down by enemy flak. His remains were not recovered.
James Polkinghorne is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

2d Lt Henry Pollard, Jr.
43-K-SE
O817592
State from: NY
22 May 44
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
On May 22, 1944, he died instantly in a plane crash in the “line of duty” of a non-battle related incident during the war.Henry Pollard is buried or memorialized at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt John Henry Prowell
43-B-SE
O797222
State from: AL
24 May 44
1000
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-39 Airacobra
#44-2719
13687Mediterranean Sea

On May 24, 1944 he was lost over the Mediterranean Sea when his P-39 possibly had engine failure. His remains were not recovered. He was officially declared dead May 25, 1945.John Henry Prowell is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
A memorial marker was placed at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama
Cpt Wendell Oliver Pruitt
42-K-SE
O794600
State from: MO
15 Apr 45
KIS
TAAF, 2143rd AAFBU
P-47 ThunderboltTuskegee, AlabamaCpt Pruitt was killed on a local flight with an enlisted passenger, Pvt. Edward N. Thompson a member of TAAF, 2143rd AAFBU, Crash Crew. Capt. Pruitt took off from TAAF and while performing aerobatics at in AT-6D, 44-81506, School No. TU 59 at Tuskegee Institute Airfield #1 at an estimated attitude of 20-50 feet above the East Runway, he pulled the nose of the aircraft up and started what apparently was to have been a slow roll. When the aircraft was in an inverted attitude approximately 75 feet above the ground the nose went down and the pilot never affected recovery from that altitude. Aircraft crashed in an open field some 200 yards southeast of the airport boundary. Both occupants were killed instantly.Wendell Oliver Pruitt is buried or memorialized at Saint Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, Missouri.
Flt Officer James Chapplear Ramsey
44-E-SE
T063116
State from: GA
2 Dec 44
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
ItalyDuring a routine transition flight onto the P-51 Mustang, 302nd FS newcomers 2Lt E. B. Highbaugh and Flt Off J. C. Ramsey were killed in a mid-air collision near Ramitelli.James Chapplear Ramsey is buried or memorialized at South View Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
2d Lt Ronald W. Reeves
44-G-SE
O835413
State from: DC
24 Mar 45
1400
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51B Mustang13269Udine area of northern ItalyReeves died in a crash due to loss of fuel in the Udine area of northern Italy during a bomber escort mission to Berlin. It was the longest WWII mission by the 5th Air Forces and it earned the 332nd FG the DUC.

In 1949, remains that had been discovered near Koepnick, Germany, and buried at an American cemetery in Belgium were identified as Reeves. Koepnick is more than 550 miles from Reeves' assumed crash site. His status was changed again: Reeves had been killed in action on March 24, 1945.
At the request of his family, Ronald's remains were returned to the United States for burial on Marcy 23, 1950, in Arlington Cemetery.
Cpt Leon C. Roberts
42-G-SE
O791539
State from: AL
11 Jul 44
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
#42-103913
ItalyRoberts was killed in Italy when he crashed during a transition training flight. It was believed that a faulty oxygen mask caused him to black out and lose control. He had flown 97 combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater and was preparing to be rotated back home to Alabama.Leon C Roberts is buried or memorialized at Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
2d Lt Emory L. Robbins
43-J-SE
0814836
State from: IL
27 Jul 44
0933
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang7151Near Jánosháza, N of lake Balaton, HungaryOn July 27, 1944, Emory left Ramitelli airbase piloting a P-51C as part of a penetration escort. The intended destination was Budapest, Hungary. Just north of Lake Balaton, the escort fliers encountered enemy fighters. It was noted that Emory did not break away into a dive with his lead man. He was not seen again and was presumed to have crashed near Jánosháza.His body was returned to the United States at his parents' request, in 1948 where he was buried in Lincoln Cemetery. Services were held for him at St. Edmund's Episcopal Church in September. Military rites were conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9421, which was named in his honor.
2d Lt Robert Clifton Robinson, Jr.
44-G-SE
O835414
State from: NC
25 Mar 45
1400
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang13270Udine area of northern ItalyRobinson died in a crash due to loss of fuel in the Udine area of northern Italy during a bomber escort mission to Berlin. It was the longest WWII mission by the 5th Air Forces and it earned the 332nd FG the DUC.Robert Clifton Robinson Jr is buried or memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of the Army.
1st Lt Cornelius George Rogers
43-G-SE
O809252
State from: IL
12 Jun 44
1045
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt575810 miles southwest of Pola, Italy1st Lt Rogers was on a bomber escort mission when he had engine trouble. His aircraft disappeared and crashed near Pola, Italy. He was posthumously promoted to 1st Lt.Cornelius George Rogers is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot C Row 7 Grave 34.
1st Lt Roger Romine
43-H-SE
O811288
State from: CA
16 Nov 44
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang #44-14470Ramitelli Air Base, ItalyOn November 16, 1944 while on his take-off roll for a mission, he plowed into a flock of sheep that had come across the runway. His aircraft went into mud past the end of the runway. Before he could get away, the next pilot trying to take off also hit the sheep and crashed into his aircraft, killing him.Roger Romine is buried or memorialized at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Capt Mac Ross
42-C-SE
O441129
State from: TX
10 Jul 44
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51 MustangNear Provincia di Foggia, Puglia, ItalyCapt Ross was killed during a check flight of a new P-51.Mac Ross is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot J Row 15 Grave 70.
Lt Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
43-C-SE
O798952
State from: DC
9 May 43
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
Lake Huron, MI USAWitness: Lt. Robert L. Martin.
Lt Sidat-Singh was killed on a training flight when his aircraft's engine quit and he parachuted into Lake Huron but he didn't release his chute before he hit the water and he got tangled in the shroud lines and drowned.

Wilmeth Sidat-Singh is buried or memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of the Army.
1st Lt Alphonso Simmons
43-I-SE
O814207
State from: FL
3 Mar 45
1000
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang732710 miles S of Banja Luka, Yugoslavia1st Lt Simmons was killed by anti-aircraft fire over Austria after shooting two parked German planes.Alphonso Simmons is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot J Row 9 Grave 68.
Flt Officer John Wilburn Squires
44-H-SE
66145
State from: MO
28 Jun 45
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51D MustangNear Pisa, ItalyF/O Squires died in an accidental crash piloting a P-51D Mustang near Pisa, Italy.John Wilburn Squires is buried or memorialized at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. This is a National American Cemetery administered through the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
2d Lt Arnett Starks, Jr.
02001864
State from: CA
31 Mar 45
1430
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
100 FS
332 FG
13212Vocklammerkt, Germany
4800N, 1320E
Antiaircraft artillery
Lt Roosevelt Stiger2d Lt Roosevelt Stiger
44-C-SE
0824842
State from: MI
7 Oct 44
1550
MIA
302 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Nona”
#43-25114
90344304N, 1528E
Adriatic Sea
Witness: Capt. Milton R. Brooks.
During a bomber escort mission to Vienna, Austria, 2d Lt Stiger reported that his oxygen supply was low. A flight mate led him to a lower altitude, where he almost ran into the flight mate and then crashed into the Adriatic near the coast of Yugoslavia. One can guess that he had hypoxia but was not able to recover from it quickly enough after reaching the lower altitude. Low overcast was also a contributing problem.
Stiger is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Norvell Stoudmire
43-H-SE
O811289
State from: MO
31 Mar 44
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-39Q AiracobraItaly2d Lt Stoudmire was killed during a harbor patrol mission after his aircraft caught fire. He tried to bail out but his parachute caught on the plane.Norvell Stoudmire is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot A Row 5 Grave 31.
2d Lt Thomas Calvin Street
44-G-SE
O835415
State from: NJ
11 Feb 45
MIA
99 FS
332 FG
16267Adriatic SeaThere is very little known about the circumstances surrounding 2d Lt Street's action the day that he went missing. The flight leader on the mission, 1st Lt. Richard S. Harder, heard the call from 2d Lt Vincent Mitchell that an aircraft was seen to strike the surface of the Adriatic Sea between Oronto and S. Vito Chientino, Italy, about 1 mile off shore. Harding flew to the scene of the crash and attempted to lead British and Italian boats to the scene of the crash. He circled for 2 hours before returning to his base due to low fuel. Lt. Street's body was never recovered.Thomas Calvin Street is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
2d Lt Elmer W. Taylor
43-G-SE
O809255
State from: PA
2 Jun 44
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
Italy2d Lt Taylor died when his airplane crashed during a training mission.Elmer W Taylor is buried or memorialized at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2d Lt Richard E.Thorpe
44-I-1-SE
0838163
State from: NY
6 Apr 45
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
Loss of control of aircraft2nd Lt Thorpe is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
PLOT J O 15769
Capt Robert B. Tresville, Jr.
42-K-SE
025761
State from: TX
22 Jun 44
0945
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-47D Thunderbolt
#42-75798
6079Near N coast of Mediterranean Sea, ItalyWitness: 2d Lt . Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.
On June 22, 1944, Capt Tresville was assigned to lead a mission over the Mediterranean Sea to strafe an enemy supply line located west of Airasca, Italy. The group was instructed to fly low to avoid being picked up by enemy radar. Nearing the target, he was unable to correct his plane as it slid off course and plunged into the water. His body was not recovered.
Robert B Tresville Jr is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Quitman Charles Walker
43-A-SE
O796269
State from: MS
19 Nov 1415
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang
“The Coordinator”
9933Near Lake Balaton, Hungary1st Lt Walker’s aircraft was hit by enemy flak near Lake Balaton, Hungary while returning to base following a strafing mission. He was not seen again. However, his remains were recovered at some later point and he was buried in Belgium.Quitman Charles Walker is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Ardennes, Belgium. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Walter Drake Westmoreland
43-G-SE
O809257
State from: GA
12 Oct 44
1330
KIS
302 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang “Dopey”9087Veszprem,
Hungary
1st Lt Westmoreland’s plane went down near Lake Balaton, Hungary in 1944 while returning from an escort mission to Blechammer, Germany. First designated as MIA, his remains were not returned from Europe until December of 1948. He and his father who became gravely ill upon news of his son's death were laid to rest beside each other at that time.First designated as MIA, Westmoreland's remains were not returned from Europe until December of 1948.
Walter Drake Westmoreland is buried or memorialized at South View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia.
1st Lt Jimmie Douglas Wheeler
44-D-SE
O828059
State from: MI
16 Mar 45
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51 MustangGermany1st Lt Wheeler was killed when he struck a tree during a strafing mission near Muehldorf, GermanyJimmie Douglas Wheeler is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Lorraine, France, Plot A Row 21 Grave 58.
2d Lt Ferrier H. White
44-I-SE
01824829
State from: OH
5 Apr 45
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51 Mustang
#42-103952
No MACRAdriatic SeaOn April 5, 1945, 2d Lt Ferrier was on a mission when he went missing over the Adriatic Sea. There is little information pertaining to his loss. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Missing in action, body not recovered.Ferrier H White is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, Florence American Cemetery, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Sherman Windham White, Jr.
42-E-SE
O789431
State from: AL
2 Jul 43
MIA / KIA
99 FS
332 FG
P-40L-15-CU / 42-10941 / A-32538Southwest of Agrigento, Sicily approximately one mile off shore.On July 2, 1943 h 1st Lt White was piloting his P-40L Warhawk #42-10941 escorting B-25s on a mission to Sicily. Unfortunately, he and a fellow pilot failed to return to base. It was supposed they were shot down by enemy fighters over Sicily but no crash sites were found. They were the first Tuskegee Airmen killed in action. He was officially declared dead July 4, 1944. His remains were not recovered.Sherman Windham White Jr is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
2d Lt Charles T. Williams
44-C-SE
0824846
State from: CA
30 Aug 44
1100
KIS
301 FS
332 FG
P-51 Mustang833244 23 N, 16 05 E
NO PHOTO
AVAILABLE
2d Lt Kenneth I. Williams
44-B-SE
O0821923
State from: CA
4 Oct 44
1310
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang8982Athens, GreeceDuring his service in World War II, Army Second Lieutenant Williams experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life. Recorded circumstances attributed to: KIA - Killed in Action.
Lt. Robert H. Wiggins

Lt. Robert H. Wiggins

1st Lt Robert H. Wiggins
43-G-SE
O809259
State from: NY
7 Oct 44
KIS
301 S
332 FG
P-51 MustangAdriatic Sea 1st Lt Wiggins aircraft was damaged by enemy flak. He was not able to make it to home base and landed at Vis, Yugoslavia to get it repaired. He took off for Ramitelli and then saw a crippled B-17 that he escorted to a safe landing in the Foggia area. He then again headed for Ramitelli but crashed in the Adriatic.

Robert H Wiggins is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Sicily-Rome, Italy, Plot C Row 13 Grave 34.
Flt Officer Leonard R. Willette
44-B-SE
T62308
State from: NJ
22 Sep 44
1233
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
“Wrong Woman"
8947Near Lake Chien, GermanyAfter completing an escort mission with the B-17 bombers of the 5th Bomber Wing over Munich, Germany, Willette’s plane began having engine trouble. He notified his wingman that he was losing oil pressure at 21,000 feet and would try to bail out. By the time his wingman circled back to try to escort him in, Willette’s plane was seen descending through the clouds, and was eventually lost near Lake Chien in Germany. The time from the first distress call to the crash was only three minutes. At some later point his body was found as he is buried in France. He was posthumously promoted to 2nd Lt.Leonard R Willette is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Lorraine, France, Plot J Row 18 Grave 17.

In 2018, the community of Belleville, New Jersey honored Willette with a memorial placed near the location of his family’s home.
1st Lt William Franklyn Williams, Jr.
43-F-SE
O807114
State from: OH
21 Jul 44
MIA
301 FS
332 FG
P-51C
# 42-103558
6965Gorica, YugoslaviaWitness: 2d Lt Robert H. Daniels Jr.
During a bomber escort mission to an oil refinery near Linz, Austria, on July 24, mechanical trouble forced part of the 332nd Fighter Group to return to Ramitelli Air Field in Italy. Flight leader Williams and his wingman moved to join another part of the group when they ran into thick clouds and were separated from the rest of the flight. Williams was not seen again.
William F Williams Jr is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery - Epinal, France, tablets of the missing. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
Flt Officer Carl J. Woods
44-D-SE
T062814
State from: PA
7 Oct 44
1400
MIA
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
# 42-102954
90294310N, 1440 E Adriatic SeaWitness: 1st Lt Spurgeon N. Ellington
Flight Officer Carl J. Woods was last seen during a cloudy mission to Austria. On Oct. 7, the 332nd Fighter Group escorted bombers from the 5th Bombardment Wing to an oil refinery in Vienna, Austria. On the way, to the target area, three P-51 Mustang pilots disappeared.
Carl J Woods is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing, American Cemetery, Florence, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
1st Lt Frank N. Wright
44-F-SE
O835332
State from: NY
31 Mar 45
1420
KIS
99 FS
332 FG
P-51D Mustang “Tall in the Saddle”13216Landshut, Germany1st Lt Wright‘s P-51, "Tall in the Saddle", went into a spin and crashed near Landshut, Germany while he was in pursuit of an enemy aircraft.Frank N Wright is buried or memorialized at American Cemetery, Lorraine, France, Plot B Row 24 Grave 33.

2d Lt Beryl Wyatt
43-G-SE
0809261
State from: KS
19 Apr 44
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-39 AiracobraItalyOn April 15, the 332nd Fighter Group moved from Montecorvino, Italy, to Capodichino near Naples. On April 19, a few hours after the Luftwaffe raided the base, Wyatt's P-39 Airacobra misfired. The second lieutenant was killed when his plane crashed.Beryl Wyatt is buried or memorialized at Plot C Row 12 Grave 45, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

2d Lt Albert L. Young
44-C-SE
O824847
State from: TN
21 Jan 45
1205
KIS
100 FS
332 FG
P-51C Mustang
#42-103454
11540Vienna, AustriaWitness: 1st Lt. Sanford M. Perkins
2d Lt Young’s aircraft developed engine trouble and disappeared in clouds while on a bomber escort near Vienna, Austria. His body was soon found near Brno, Czechoslovakia and he was buried in a nearby cemetery. His remains were exhumed and reburied in Lorraine in Sep 1946.

Albert Louis Young is buried or memorialized at Plot K Row 38 Grave 34, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.