John Francis Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7047.



Awards: AM (6OLC), PH.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14058086 / O-790806
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: We Cant Miss Victory
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Portland, OR, USA 27 July 1942

Died

Killed in Action (KIA) (?)

12km Sth of Nantes, France 19 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Nantes in B-26 41-31974. Hit by flak in target area, smoke seen trailing from starboard engine, control lost, A/C turned on its back, crashed Trois Moulins, 12km Sth of Nantes, France 19-Jul-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7047.

Buried

Nantes, France 20 July 1944 Interred Nantes cemetery France

Born

Salem, OR, USA Son of George Easter and Dessie [Wilcox] Williams.
Marion County, OR, USA

Based

Andrews Field 19 July 1944 Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

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Sources

9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide