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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William H. Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A LOCKHEED P-38E ‘LIGHTING’ FIGHTER PILOT, WHO WAS KILLED AUGUST 22, 1942 WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A GROUND SEARCHLIGHT TRAINING MISSION. THE FIGHTER WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLED DIVE WHILE THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING MANEUVERS TO ESCAPE THREE SEARCHLIGHT BEAMS, WHICH APPARENTLY HAD CAUSED BLINDNESS AND DISORIENTATION. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON.