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WILLIAMS, Thomas David Jr - Date of
birth
3 November 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13100227 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
854th Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 August 1944 - Place of
death
Rüsselsheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 44 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas D. Williams Sr. (father)
Isabelle Williams (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110107 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'am
Destination: Hanover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8296
More information
Sgt Thomas D. Williams graduated from Hazleton High School wit the class of 1938 before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 10 July 1942. he was sent overseas on 1 July 1944.Mission 24 August 1944
1st Lt Harold W. Burdekin:
About 1130 hours, just about 15 miles north of Hannover Lt Rogers, A/C 107 called for fighter protection going down smoking with number 2 engine feathered but seemed to be under control.
S/Sgt William M. Adams:
He was beaten to death by civilian mob at Rüsselsheim, Germany at 26 August 1944.
He is remembered on a memorial plaque at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, www.newspapers.com – Standard Speaker - 9 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Corin Gelderblom / Gravely Concerned, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 43-K Curtis Field Brady Texas