World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William J. Nagle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED AS A GUNNER ON A B-B4 LIBERATOR BOMBER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 93RD BOMB GROUP, 330TH BOMB SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED ON DECEMBER 7, 1942 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN ON APPROACH TO TAFRAOUI, ALGERIA. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.