Tilghman G Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60177 - S/Sgt Tilghman G Williams
KNO 7-May-44 on across country practice mission as B17 42-37888 crashed at Andover, Hampshire. C. M. Sakryd crew. Killed in Action (KIA) while on a cross country practice flight. Killed non Operational (KNO)
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aces n Eights
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Atlanta, Georgia | 21 September 1922 | Born Atlanta, Georgia |
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Died |
Andover, England | 5 July 1944 | |
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Buried |
Westview Cemetery, Georgia | 1 January 1948 | Westview Cemetery Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia |
Revisions
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Sources
Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p. 33, NARA; 379th Bombardment Anthology, pg 343 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
