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William
Clarkson
Glasgow
DNB (1945)
July 18, 1917

–

May 27, 1945

Home:

Niagara Falls

, 

New York

Buried: 

Niagara Falls

, 

New York

Cemetery:

Oakwood Cemetery

While flying an experimental XP-55 Ascender at Wright Field in Ohio, on May 27, 1945, William Glasow’s plane became unresponsive. He managed to miss the bleachers of people but when the plane hit the ground and tumbled, it sprayed burning jet fuel on a pedestrian vehicle that was coming into the air show. In the car were a family of four, husband, wife, two children and a neighbor lady. The neighbor lady was holding the baby, Nina, and threw her out of the car. Nina, five weeks old at the time, was the only one to survive the crash.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    XII Air Support Command

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, XII Air Support Command, General Orders No. 2 (January 13, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) William C. Glasgow (ASN: 0-793608), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the XII Air Support Command, TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, in 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Glasgow, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.