Terrence McFarlane Williams
Military
Lt Russell G. Quinn is first from left. Second from left is Captain James M. MORRIS ; third is Lt. Col. Herbert E. Johnson, Jr and fourth from left is Captain Terrence McFarlane Williams.
Added photo and associated persons
Object Number - UPL 20492 - Official USAAF photo B-66815 AC – Original caption : “Lt. Colonel Johnson and other fighter pilots of the 20th Fighter Group in front of a...
Terrence Williams served as a pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron of the 20th Fighter Group. On 14 June 1944, he strafed a train at Zwolle and was hit by Flak in the second pass. Captain Williams parachuted out and came in contact with the aircraft. He was helped into a house, but was severely wounded on the legs and could not walk. He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held in Stalag Luft III.
Victories: 2 Fw190, 1/2 Me109
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Kate's Crate / The Better Half
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 18 April 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
10 February 1942 | ||
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Other Shot Down |
Netherlands | 14 June 1944 | "Lightning" hit by flak while strafing trains - South of Zwolle (Holland) |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Pologne | 14 June 1944 - 8 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 |
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Died |
25 February 1998 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5731, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
MACR 5731 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
