William Perry Brady
1941
Textile Engineering
Columbia, South Carolina
Army Air Force, Second Lieutenant
55th Pursuit Squadron (Intercept) at Wilmington (NC) Army Air Base.
Sep 18, 2024
Feb 18, 1942
Non-Battle Death - Killed in a plane accident in Jackson, Mississippi
Lt Brady was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia.
SE
Additional Information
Summary: 2LT Brady was assigned to the 55th Pursuit Squadron (Intercept) at Wilmington (NC) Army Air Base. On 18 February 1942, Brady was part of a three-plane ferry flight. At approximately 1250 hours, Brady’s aircraft collided in the air with another P-40 piloted by 2LT H. H. Woodford in low visibility weather. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area about six miles northeast of Brandon, MS. Both pilots were killed and both aircraft destroyed.Based on an accident report.
Related Images Click to Enlarge
The State 01/20/1942 p8A
The State 2/19/42 p1
Elmwood Cemetery