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Pilot Lt(jg) William C. Rhodes, O-263740, USNR (MIA / KIA) Bristow, OK MIA July 18, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Vought. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F4U-1 Corsair bureau number unknown. Shipped overseas to the South Pacific (SOPAC). Wartime History Assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) to Marine Fighter Squadron 121 "Green Knights" VMF-121. No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On July 18, 1943 took off from Henderson Field on Guadalcanal piloted by Lt(jg) William C. Rhodes on an escort mission for B-24 Liberators bombing Kahilli Airfield on southern Bougainville. Over the target, the formation was intercepted by Zeros. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Rhodes was officially declared dead on February 17, 1946. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal with two Gold Stars and Purple Heart, posthumously. Rhodes is memorialized at Honolulu Cemetery (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 1. References American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - William C. Rhodes FindAGrave - LtJg William C Rhodes (obituary, courts of the missing photo) AAIR USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1943 - F4U piloted by Rhodes July 18, 1943 no bureau number listed Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, 1946. No. 3, Oklahoma War Memorial---World War II [PDF] Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated July 2, 2022 |
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