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WILLIAMS, Taffy James - Date of
birth
20 June 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34771167 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James B. Williams (father)
Rosa Williams (mother)
Fred Y. Mc Connel (brother)
Elizabeth Boulus (Cousin)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95240 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: The Old Veteran
Destination: Wesel, Germany
Mission: Supply drop
MACR: 13543
More information
T/Sgt Taffy J. Williams was a sales clerk.He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 30 March 1943.
Statement of an eyewitness, 2 nd Lt John O. Kellogg:
"Right after target I saw aircraft 42-95240 which was flying off my right wing, nose down, crash and then blow up. Tracers of small arms fire were seen to be fired into the belly of the aircraft. No parachutes was seen, the aircraft was flying at approximately 300 feet."
The entire crew of nine was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.basher82.nl, www.findagrave.com - B24CopilotNiece / Cabarrus County Commission and the War Records Collection Committee