World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William F. Vosburgh
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
North Plainfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 387TH BOMB GROUP, 559TH BOMB SQUADRON AT CHIPPING ONGAR, ESSEX, ENGLAND. PILOT OF THE B-26 MARAUDER BOMBER, 'JANETS DREAM', THAT WAS HIT BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMB AN AIRFIELD AT LILLE, FRANCE AND CRASHED IN BERGUES, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1943. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, AND PURPLE HEART.