Portrait of Lt William R Groseclose from Pierre, South Dakota. Pilot of a P-51D Mustang of the 8th Air Force in England. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Groseclose was apparently shot down while flying his P-51D Mustang 44-14432 on 11 September 1944 when the 4th Fighter Group was bounced by 30+ Messerschmitt Bf109's. His aircraft crashed 2 miles south of Erkeln, Germany. POW. MACR 8990. Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory. Post War: Retired as a Major having served in Korea and Vietnam.
Source :
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49666-K2431
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/william-r-groseclose
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