Name:
William Joseph “Bill” McGowan
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-701125
Unit:
391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt William J. McGowan, pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt 42-76368, took off from station 407 in Thruxton, Hampshire, UK on a low-level ground support mission over the Saint-Lo area as part of the D-Day landings. His plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire at 1700, crashing in flames into a field near the town of Moon-sur-Elle. His remains were never found and he is listed as MIA as of 2011.