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Vincent Billy

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1st Lt Billy Vincent

 

Name:
Billy Vincent
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-809214
Unit:
389th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-13
State:
California
Cemetery:
Greenwood Mem'l Park, San Diego, California
Plot:
Eugenia Place
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

1st Lt Billy Vincent, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-76279 “Sweet Shirlee”, was shot down by flak. Vincent bailed out of the aircraft but his chute got caught in the plane’s tail, dragging him down to his death.