Donald Eugene Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 'Jeanie' 44-8501; A/C crashed near Pulheim on 6-Jan-45. Bombardier baled 1st from nose, followed by Don Williams, neither had time to attach chutes to harnesses prior to their departure, one chute seen to be deployed but without anyone attached. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11568
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760975
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jeanie
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waukegan, Illinois | 12 September 1922 | Son of Robert L and Mary A Williams. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 19 October 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died |
Pulheim, Germany | 6 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 'Jeanie' 44-8501; Baled out, Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 6 January 1945 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Ascension Catholic Cemetery Libertyville, Lake County, IL | Re-Interred Ascension Catholic Cemetery Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11568