Floyd Delbert Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 15 December 1923 | Son of John Thomas and Margaret Elizabeth [Brasher] Williams. |
Died |
Hanover, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Houston, Texas, USA | |||
Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Interred Belgium. | ||
Buried |
Crockett, TX 75835, USA | Re-Interred Center Hill Cemetery Crockett Houston County Texas, USA. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4943 / MACR 4943 and Watts book, page 83. Shot down by fighter en route to target Berlin; 7 KIA, 3 POW / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database