Melvin Deloyd Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Melvin Williams
UPL 60196
Melvin D. Williams
Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) at Midwoud in B-17 44-6601
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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 10 August 1925 | Born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Died |
20 January 1945 | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Netherlands | 1 January 1946 | Interred Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Midwoud, Hollland | 20 January 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) Midwoud, Hollland |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11796 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database