Clarence Taylor Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
381st BG - 535th BS
Harold Henslin is kneeling, 1st on the left.
This crew was shot down on 28 April 1944. Only 2 of the crew, plus the command pilot onboard survived.
Object Number - UPL 43877 - Harold Henslin crew 381st BG - 535th BS Harold Henslin is kneeling, 1st on the left. This crew was shot down on 28 April 1944. Only 2 of the...
Shot down 28 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38061 'Georgia Rebel II'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Georgia Rebel II
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Winchester, Kentucky, USA | 12 June 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, KY | 15 December 1941 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Avord, France | 28 April 1944 | 42-38061 with the Henslin Crew aboard was hit by flak over the target, the airfield at St. Avord, France. The flak tore off the #2 engine, the impact of which threw SSGT Bill Blackmon against the other waist gunner, SSGT Clarence Williams, crushing Williams against the tail wheel door. Blackmon reckoned that Williams was rendered helpless with the pain. The aircraft initiall held together, but was observed to quickly break into 5 or 6 pieces. Only 3 crew survived. |
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Buried |
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot A Row 3 Grave 13 Rhone American Cemetery 553 blvd John F. Kennedy 83300 Draguignan France | |
|
Born |
Winchester KY | 22 Cook Avenue |
Revisions
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3794023…
"Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses" - Ron Mackay, page 125
https://www.381stbg.org/atfym.php
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=2401455…
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4241 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
