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WILLIAMS, Jack Oswald - Date of
birth
4 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-718039 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
410th Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 September 1944 - Place of
death
Glenhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 38 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph S. Williams (father)
Carrie Williams (mother)
Marguerite Williams (sister)
Orville Williams (brother)
Joseph S. Williams (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31653 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Erie Ferry
Destination: Bohlen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of oil refinery
MACR: 8840
More information
2nd Lt Jack Williams enlisted on 10 September 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Statement of 2nd Lt Thomas C.S. Houser:
"One minute after bombs away, while executing a sharp turn off the target, this aircraft slid over and hit A/C #153, another aircraft in the same group, breaking the latter in two near the ball turret. A/C 653 had nose pushed in but continued to fly back and forth over the target area. Four chutes were observed, but it is not known which aircraft they came from.
Considerable propwash was encountered from Belgium coast into target. Another Group of B-17's ran a collision course to our group while on the bomb run. The high group of the Wing running collision course, flew directly through our formation.
These incidents probable had a tiring and straining effect on all pilots and can be considered as a contributory cause of the collision."
It was his second mission.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Memoire & Database or American Air Museum, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bomb 44-05 San Angelo Texas