Name:
William Robert Hayden
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-797826
Unit:
361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1943-12-30
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
Section 12, Site 7146
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
2nd Lt William R. Hayden, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-8662, took off from station 369 in Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK on a bomber escort mission. Around 1400, he collided in midair at 4000 feet with the P-47 42-22542 of Everett L. Brock.