Archibald L Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Archibald Williams Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: Aurelio Florida (G), H. Burton (G), George Goodhand (TG), E. Baranski (G), Phillip Hudson (FE), Joseph Z. Mazur (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ernest H. Vickers (CP), Edward Stutzman (N), Leroy F. Hurst (B), Archibald L. Williams (P)
Crew Roster:
Archibald Williams - Pilot
Ernest H. Vickers - Co-Pilot
Leroy F. Hurst - Bombardier
Edward L. Stutzman - Navigator
Philip Hudson - Flight Engineer
Joseph Mazure - Radio Operator
George Goodhand - Gunner
This crew flew 15 combat missions before being involved in a mid-air collision on a practice mission, 16 September 1944. All of the men listed above were KIA in this incident. Additionally the 787th BS commander, John O. Cockey, was aboard their aircraft and was also KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 18040 - Crew #736 Archibald Williams Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Aurelio Florida (G), H. Burton (G), George Goodhand (TG), E....
Killed in training mission in B-24 # 42-51331. Collided with 'Glad to See Ya' over England
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-712694
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-500223
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Gooderstone, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE33, UK | 16 September 1944 | |
| Westfield, NJ, USA | 718 Bradford Avenue |
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Combat Chronology Supplement, Attlebridge Arsenal p. 46, p 265, p 202. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia