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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1952-1953, Missing In Action (MIA)
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Service Years
1950 - 1952
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Personal Details
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Year of Birth
1927 |
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Slade, William Bonner, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Lake City, Florida |
Last Address
Suwon Air Base, South Korea
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Casualty Date
May 12, 1952 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Korea, North |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Linwood Cemetery - Columbus, Georgia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
"USMA Class of 1950, First Lieutenant Slade was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 12, 1952, while on a combat mission, he was the flight leader. After a target run, his aircraft burst into flames and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial...Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Korean War Honor Roll, http://www. abmc.gov
"Slade, William B. 1Lt USAF KIA, F-80C, Tail Number: 49-734, "Burst into flames and crashed after target run at 1236L." Source: Korwald Loss Incident Summary, http://www.dtic.mil
"Name: William Bonner Slade
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1927
Gender: Male
Home City: Lake City
Home State: Florida
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 30 Apr 1953 (Note: Presumed death date)
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Regular
Rank: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant"
Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
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Comments/Citation
1st Lt William Bonner Slade was born in Lake City, Florida and was the son of John Slade and Francis Louise Dunbar. He went to Columbia High School in Lake City and the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama before attending the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated from the military academy at the rank of 2nd Lt. He attended jet pilot training at Sherman, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. and graduated from Gunnery School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He spent November and December in training in the Philippines; then was assigned to Suwon Air Base in February of 1952. Source: USMA1950 - Memorial Articles, http://www.usma1950.com
https://www.westpointaog.org/memorial-article?id=8c294225-8fd2-4901-aa04-518e2899afe2
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13276697/william-bonner-slade
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118110595/william-bonner-slade
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157604951/william-bonner-slade
https://www.abmc.gov/node/511031#.WvYwWy_GxOI
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