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LCDR WILLIAM
LCDR WILLIAM "Bill" E PRINDLE, USCGR


LCDR WILLIAM "Bill" E PRINDLE, USCGR
FLIGHT LOG ID: 3728

Service Date In: 07/16/1940 Date of Birth: 03/13/1917
Service Date Out: 09/18/1946 Date of Death: 11/08/2009
Aviation Designation CG Aviator # 144, CG Helo Pilot #24
State/College Attended Haverford
City, State Deceased,NJ

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
American Defense Medal

Theaters/Campaigns:
American Theater

Aircraft:
J-4F Widgeon / Aircraft Commander
JRF-2 Goose / Aircraft Commander
PBY-5A / Aircraft Commander
HNS / Patrol Plane Commander
HOS/HO2S / Aircraft Commander

Ship/Units/Deployments:
CGC Unalga/CGC Marion , 1940-1942
CGAS St. Petersburg/Elizabeth City, 1942-1944
CGAS Booklyn, 1944-1946

Associations/Service Organizations:

Significant Achievements:
CG Helicopter Pilot #24, CG Aviator #144 Qualified in 19 different aircraft - incl. 8 at on 1589 total hours, 252 Rotary Wing Survived XHOS 447 crash on 12/2/44 Flew Bell Model 47 for 700 hours after the war

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