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William
Leslie
Hood
, Jr.
May 7, 1924

–

August 4, 1946

Born:

Kalamazoo

, 

Michigan

Home:

Kalamazoo

, 

Michigan

William Hood became a World War II Marine Corps ACE, credited with shooting down FIVE enemy aircraft and assisting in shooting down another, in aerial combat. While on leave in Michigan in 1946, he was killed in the crash of a civilian light airplane.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 323 (VMF-323)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant William Leslie Hood, Jr. (MCSN: 0-27514), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VMF-323), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 323 (VMF-323)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First William Leslie Hood, Jr. (MCSN: 0-27514), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VMF-323), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.