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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMSON, Joseph Thomas
Date of birth
25 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13154074
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
325th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 April 1944
Place of death
About 12 miles north of Brunswick, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 33 41

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Williamson (father)
Margaret (McCallion) Williamson (mother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31587
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Stettin, Germany
MACR: 3672

More information

Sgt Joseph T. Williamson was employed at Struthers Dunn Electrical Appliances.

He volunteered for the Army Air Corps on 19 November 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Last seen with a wing on fire about 12 miles north of Brunswick, about 1105.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Mireille Goedhart, www.findagrave.com - patootie