William Algernon Dalton

Graduating Class
1946

Major
Engineering

Hometown
Asheville, North Carolina

Family
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Dalton

Service & Rank
Army Air Force, Second Lieutenant

Unit
327th Bomb Squadron, 92rd Bomb Group

Awards/Citations
Purple Heart

Date of Birth
May 3, 1924

Date of Death
Mar 3, 1945

Details of Death
Killed in Action - His B-17 Fortress collided with another B-17 when they were returning from a bombing mission and crashed near Forchies La Marche, Belgium.

Burial Details
Green Hils Cemetery, Asheville NC

Barrow Stone Location
SE

Additional Information

#44 – 6584 UX D Crew List
P – 2Lt. Erwin Schmidt
CP – 2Lt. William Dalton
N – 2Lt. Cletus Brown
B – FO Marcus McCrery
TT/E – S/Sgt. Robert Deigan
RO – S/Sgt. Charles Ollman
BT – S/Sgt. Ray Wold
WG – Sgt. Richard Fisher
TG – S/Sgt. Edward Bartley Jr. – Returned to Duty
8 KIA 1 RTD