William J. Sarsfield Jr. | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-791243
Unit	65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Pennsylvania
Date of Death	June 26 1943
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

65th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Distinguished Flying Cross

Purple Heart

Silver Star

Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart. H

Notes

1LT Sarsfield's remains were recovered and identified in 2001.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.