Faulkner, William John, Jr., Capt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State
District Of Columbia

Year of Birth
1918

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Casualty Info

Home Town Nashville, Tennessee	Last Address Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy

Casualty Date Nov 06, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Austria	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Lorraine, France	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot A Row 22 Grave 59

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Tuskegee Airmen - Assoc. Page
	2013, World War II Fallen

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments

301st Fighter Squadron - Red Tail Angels


	1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 301st Fighter Squadron - Red Tail Angels
	1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Anzio Campaign (1944)
	1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)
	1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1942-1942, PT-17 Kaydet
	1942-1943, BT-13 Valiant
	1943-1943, AT-6 Texan
	1943-1944, P-40 Warhawk/Kittyhawk
	1944-1944, P-39 Airacobra
	1944-1944, P-47 Thunderbolt (Jug)
	1944-1944, P-51/F-51 Mustang

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He went missing over Austria during a bomber escort mission to the Vienna area. At some later point his remains were found, as he is buried in France.

Comments/Citation:

Sources:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56654910
https://www.abmc.gov/node/537017#.WCCGzqOZMUP
http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100413-023.pdf