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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMSON, Arthur Munroe
Date of birth
9 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
O2060179
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
496th Bombardment Squadron,
344th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 March 1945
Place of death
Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 32 62

Immediate family

Members
Lee R. Williamson (father)
Gertrude (Grecki) Williamson (mother)
Melvin R. Williamson (brother)
Donald L. Williamson (brother)
Richard T. Williamson (brother)
Adeline (Marek) Williamson (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-95861
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Neuenheerse, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil depot
MACR: Not available

More information

On March 28th 1945 two B-26 Marauders 42-95974 N3-S, Pilot 2nd Lt Walter H. Hedstrom and 42-95861, Pilot 2nd Lt Arthur M. Williamson, were involved in a mid-air collision over Cormeilles-en-Vexin (A-59) in France, the 344th BG base at that time.

Lt Williamson was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, Birth Certificate / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune 29 March 1944, http://shopwornangel.imaginarynumber.net/344th-macr/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Arie-Jan van Hees