Rank and Name, First Lieutenant William Henry Alm.
Unit/Placed in, 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group.
William is born on 29 March 1919 in McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Father, Henry Ludvic Alm.
Mother, Margaret Elizabeth (Maeder) Alm.
Sister(s), Virginia and Thelma Henrietta Alm.
Brother(s), James Alm.
William enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # O-667020.
William was KIA/MIA when his plane either had a malfunction or the Pilot suffered a physical problem so crashed in the English Channel on Sept. 14, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Willam is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
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POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
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Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
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William Alm
MILITARY | FIRST LIEUTENANT | FIGHTER PILOT | 352ND FIGHTER GROUP
Killed in Action (KIA) in P-47D 42-22531 352FG/328FS. The aircraft either had mechanical failure or the pilot was suffering from Anoxia and crashed into the English Channel 50 miles east of the Blackwater Estuary, UK. 1 KIA MACR 562.
