World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Meade Lindsley 'Billy' Fiske III
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
James O. Travis
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED AS A PILOT OFFICER OF THE 601ST SQUADRON OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DURING WWII. FIRST AMERICAN AIRMAN TO DIE IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. KILLED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 17, 1940. BURIED IN BOXGROVE CEMETERY, SUSSEX, ENGLAND. TOMBSTONE INSCRIBED: 'AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE'. PLAQUE BEARING HIS NAME PLACED IN ST. PAUL'S CRYPT, LONDON, ENGLAND.