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WILLIAMS, Richard F - Date of
birth
1918 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-723224 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 19 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hazel S. Williams (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38124 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Rheunania Ossag oil refinery
MACR: 11363
More information
2nd Lt Richard F. Williams attended college and was an architect.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 25 November 1941.
The aircraft was broken in two by collision with A/C 42-31066 which fell on it after being hit by flak. Both aircraft went down in flames.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, 100thbg.com, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Michel Beckers, Petteys Family Tree