Robert C Williams

Military

On 17 November, 1942, after leaving the target area near St. Nazaire, as pilot of B-17F 41-24496 'Chenault's Pappy' his aircraft was attacked by FW190s. The TTG Aulenbach was killed and 3 crew members as the plane suffered severe damage. A/C landed at Exeter. He transferred home on 17 October 1944.



He was 423rd BS Operations Officer; Ass't GP Operations Officer on 23 Feb 1943; GP Operations Officer 22 Jun 1943 to 01 May 1944; CO of the 367th BS 01 May 1944 to 19 Jul 1944; GP Operations Officer 19 Jul 1944 to 17 Oct 1944.



AM Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24496

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chennault's Pappy
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Flint, Michigan 5 May 1915

Died

2 March 1994

Buried

Winnetka, Illinois

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Connections per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 46, First Over Germany pg. 11, 23, 47-8, 123, 163, 189, 241-2, 247, 285 & 322-4; Combat Crews pg. 121, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia