William D. Dunham

William Douglas Dunham
Nickname	Dinghy
Born	(1920-01-29)January 29, 1920
Died	March 3, 1990(1990-03-03) (aged 70)
Place of birth	Tacoma, Washington
Buried at	Bellevue, Washington
Years of service	1941–1970
Rank	Brigadier general
Service number	0-432289
Unit	348th Fighter Group
Commands held	460th Fighter Squadron 479th Tactical Fighter Wing 831st Air Division
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal Air Force Commendation Medal

William Douglas Dunham (January 29, 1920 – March 3, 1990) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.^[1] He was a P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang pilot and triple-ace during World War II.^[2]^[3]

References[]

↑ "Brigadier General William D. Dunham". United States Air Force. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107188/brigadier-general-william-d-dunham.aspx. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
↑ Jim Curran; Terrence Popravak, Jr (19 July 2015). Check Six!: A Thunderbolt Pilot's War Across the Pacific. Casemate. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-1-61200-299-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=loL3CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT161.
↑ John Stanaway (20 February 2013). Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-1-4728-0243-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=GaqdCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA47.

External links[]

William D. Dunham at Find a Grave
"William Douglas Dunham". Military Times Hall of Valor. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/6074. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

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