James O Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37453.jpeg UPL 37453 "Lt. Gorman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 March 1944."

Rear L-R: T/Sgt Seymour Berman, 2Lt Elmer P Israelson, 1Lt. Quentin J Gorman, 2Lt Raymond Hofmann, 2Lt Carroll Binder Jr
Front L-R: Sgt John B Galloway, Sgt Ollie G Crenshaw, Sgt Bob Jensen, Sgt James O Williams, T/Sgt William R Blakeney Jr.

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Object Number - UPL 37453 - "Lt. Gorman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 March 1944." Rear L-R:...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed flying in B-17G 42-32037 when his tail gunner compartment was shot off by flak on a mission to Hamm, Germany on 23-Mar-44. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3413

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Quentin J Gorman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19084273 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Raymond Hofmann

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O804449
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31739

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

42-32037

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rosebud, Falls County, TX 4 March 1920 Son of William O and Ollie Annie Williams.

Died

Hamm, Germany 23 March 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm, Germany in B-17 42-32037 on 23-Mar-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3413

Buried

Hamm, Germany 24 March 1944 Interred Hamm cemetery Row 1, Grave 7.

Based

Molesworth 23 March 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Woodland Cemetery, Rosebud, TX Re-Interred Woodland Cemetery Rosebud, Falls County, TX Section 9-009

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50438385/james-o-williams

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

MACR 3545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Object number: UPL 37453 - "Lt. Gorman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron...