This Profile ID | 34420 |
Service ID | O-763100 |
Name | William Parkin Dean |
From | Madison County, Idaho |
Casualty Date | August 8, 1944 |
War | World War II |
Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Specialty | P-51 Fighter Pilot |
Unit/Group | 364th Fighter Group, 385th Fighter Squadron |
Casualty Type | KIA - Killed in Action |
Burial | Plot D Row 6 Grave 41, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France |
Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart |
Remembered | William Parkin Dean is buried or memorialized at Plot D Row 6 Grave 41, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Auto-Generated Profile Synopsis: William Parkin Dean was serving his country during World War II when he gave his all in the line of duty. He had enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces. Dean had the rank of Second Lieutenant. His military occupation or specialty was P-51 Fighter Pilot. Service number assignment was O-763100. Attached to 364th Fighter Group, 385th Fighter Squadron.
According to our records Idaho was his home or enlistment state and Madison county has been included within the archival record. During his service in World War II, Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant Dean experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on August 8, 1944. Recorded circumstances attributed to: KIA - Killed in Action. |