Edward R Williams
MilitaryAssigned 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on return from mission in P-51B 43-7149 YF-N. 8-Jun-44. F/O Williams Killed in Action KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Drum Boogie Lois Carolyn
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Jersey, USA | 13 February 1918 | |
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Other Crashed |
Napier Field, AL, USA | 8 November 1943 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Napier Field, Alabama Cat 4 damage, pilot Edward R Williams, 8-Nov-43. AT-6C 42-4083 430SEFTSq |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 June 1944 | Crashed on return from mission in P-51B 43-7149 YF-N. 8-Jun-44. F/O Williams Killed in Action KIA. |
| New Jersey, USA | |||
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Buried |
East Farmingdale, NY, USA | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale Suffolk County New York, USA. |
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