Morris C Williams

Military

Enlisted in US Army Air Corps 29 August 1942. Arrived in Bottisham, England December 1943. Flew P-47's and P-51's. After flying 45 missions, 150 combat hours, Wlliams was shot down over Grenau 24 May 1944 in AC #42106660. Held Prisoner of War (POW) for 11 months in Sagan, Spernberg, Nurnberg, and Moosberg. Discharged 14 December 1945.



DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW/ GC



2 Destroyed

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106660

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

42-75549

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Devil May Care
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron 376th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Meridian, Mississippi 11 June 1922

Died

7 January 1989

Buried

Highland Cemetery Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 24 May 1944

Other

Promoted

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Sources

Documents, MACR 5116 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5116 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list