World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William H. Mundy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gainesville, Georgia
Honored By
Jan Bos
TECHNICAL SERGEANT, WAS CREW CHIEF OF C-47 42-5689 OF THE 61ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 314TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY, DROPPING PARATROOPERS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. THE AIRPLANE WAS HIT BY FRIENDLY FIRE. THE AIRPLANE EXPLODED OVER SEA AND HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED. HE IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE WALL OF MISSING OF THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY, NETTUNO, ITALY.