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William E. Dyess
United States Army Air Forces officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Edwin Dyess (August 9, 1916 – December 22, 1943) was an officer of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] He was captured after the Allied loss at the Battle of Bataan and endured the subsequent Bataan Death March. After a year in captivity, Dyess escaped and spent three months on the run before being evacuated from the Philippines by a U.S. submarine. Once back in the U.S., he recounted the story of his capture and imprisonment, providing the first widely published eye-witness account of the brutality of the death march. He returned to duty in the Army Air Forces, but was killed in a training accident months later.[2][3]
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William Edwin Dyess | |
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Nickname(s) | Ed |
Born | (1916-08-09)August 9, 1916 Albany, Texas, US |
Died | December 22, 1943(1943-12-22) (aged 27) Burbank, California, US |
Buried | Albany Cemetery Albany, Texas |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Army Air Corps U.S. Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1937–1943 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 24th Pursuit Group 329th Fighter Group |
Commands held | 21st Pursuit Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II • Battle of Bataan |
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