P-51D CL- 44-13743 "Skippy"

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ASN - O-727513
03 January 1945 - Joined the 338th Fighter Squadron
17 February 1945 - Awarded 6th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal
As the 338th FS prepared for an April mission, Capt. William McGill was taxiing when another P-51 accidentally collided with him, chopping the aircraft in two.
Just two weeks later, on 3 May 1945, lightning struck twice as McGill was again hit from behind and killed by another P-51.  He was the 55th Group's last wartime casualty.

Ex-Mediterranean Theater of Operations pilot