Patterson William H.

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William H. Patterson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

C-47 (43-48611) Crash Churchyard Memorial

Name:

William H. Patterson

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

6289550

Unit:

Date of Death:

1945-01-18

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Westbrook Cemetery, Westbrook, Cottonwood County, Minnesota, USA

Plot:

Section A

Row:

Lot 24

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

William H. Patterson was born on January 30, 1921. At the time of his death, he was a passenger on the C-47 #43-48611. On January 18, 1945, he was killed in an air crash when they took off from A-54 airfield in Le Bourget, France, to be transported to Station 343 in Biggin Hill, England. Due to an unknown reason, the aircraft crashed approximately 7 minutes later after they took off. Eighteen people were killed in this accident, while four were seriously injured.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net