AIR COMMANDO Neff, William Heath

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Neff ​

• FORENAME

William Heath​

• UNIT

1 AC Force​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

36443151 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th February 1944 ​

• AGE

24​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery,Philippines Tablets of the Missing ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Moline,Rock Island County,Illinois​

born 12.5.1919 Manhattan,New York,New York​

son of Dr Emery Bowers and Ruth Mary (nee Heath) Neff,2124 Eleventh Street,Moline,Illinois​

graduated college​

enlisted 15.1.1943 Peoria,Illinois​

5318 Provisional Unit (Air)​

1 Air Commando Force (A Company)​

pilot​

Stinson L-5​

award Air Medal​

died non battle ​

killed in mid-air collision with Staff Sergeant Ngon Ting Tom near Shingbwiyang,Burma​

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memorial at Rock Island National Cemetery,Rock Island,Rock Island County,Illinois Section MA Site 85​

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