William W. Patton Jr.

World War II
Service #O-758480
Unit560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Missouri
Date of DeathJanuary 15 1945
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart


Notes

Initially listed as missing in action, 1LT Patton's remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
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.