Name:
William R. White
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-796253
Unit:
India-China Wing, Air Transport Command
Date of Death:
1943-12-20
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
William R. White entered the military service in Alabama. He served in the India-China Wing, Air Transport Command as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on December 20, 1943 and is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
William was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov