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WILLIAMSON, Charles Ross Jr - Date of
birth
14 December 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan -
Hometown
Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689585 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
576th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1944 - Place of
death
Riddinghausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 24 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles R. Williamson (father)
Maggie H. Williamson (mother)
Donald Williamson (brother)
Elspeth Y. Williamson (sister)
Mary S. (Crawford) Williamson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99976 -
Data
Type B-24H
Nickname: Pocatello Chief
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 3184
More information
2nd Lt Charles R Williamson graduated from Wyoming (Ohio) high school.Eyewitness records from returning 392nd crews stated this aircraft had peeled off after the bomb run with bomb bay doors open and falling behind at 1118 hours. The ship was last seen at 1128 hours at position 51-51 N, 10-20E, apparently under control with no parachutes having been observed. German report, #KU1195 recorded the finding of this crashed aircraft and all 10 crewmembers who had perished. Time of downing was listed as 1215 hours on this mission date, at a location given as Riddinghausen-Ennepo District Ruhr. An enemy fighter was given as the cause of the plane's crash.
Lt Williamson was buried at Grave #158 in Cemetery for POWs in Dortmund.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Michel Beckers, Carla Mans, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-B, Stamford, Arledge, Texas, The Cincinatti Post - 3 September 1943