WWII · Battle Death Record
William Preddy
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces · North Carolina
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- William Preddy
- Entered the Service From
- North Carolina
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army Air Forces
- Unit / Regiment
- 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- April 17, 1945
- Burial / Memorial
- Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, France
- Grave
- Plot A, Row 21, Grave 42
Their story
1st Lt. William R. Preddy, a P-51 Mustang fighter pilot with the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group and younger brother of ace George Preddy, was credited with one aerial victory and one probable. He was shot down by ground fire while strafing an enemy airfield near Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, on April 17, 1945, and died of his wounds. He is buried beside his brother George at Lorraine American Cemetery in Saint-Avold, France.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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