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William Kay Phillis
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
371 BOMB SQ 307 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
September 13, 1952
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First Lieutenant Phillis was bombardier of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On September 13, 1952, while making a bomb run on the Suiho Hydroelectric Plant, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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