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WILLIAMS, Marshall Ennis - Date of
birth
18 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18219340 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Gehrden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William Williams (father)
Mary N. Williams (mother)
Elsie (Rogers) Williams (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40205 -
Data
Type: B-24 J
Nickname: The Moose
Mission: Aerial Combat
MACR: 10765
More information
Individual Casualty Questionnaire:"The plane was riddled by several fighter passes. The Enter-phone was out after the first pass. We were also on fire in the bomb bay and number 2 engine burning. The rest were out. Warning to bail out was given before plane blew up.
Marshall E. Williams was wounded or killed by fighter attack before plane blew up. He was reported killed by the Germans."
S/Sgt Marshall E. Williams was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block K, Row 12, Grave 286.
Source of information:Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, Missing Air Crew Report 10765, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen