Jack O Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 37367 - Lt Jack Williams

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Gelhausen in B-17 Green Hornets #4231653

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31653

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Erie Ferry, Kac's Flak Shack, Green Hornets
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 September 1944

Born

Gretna, Louisiana, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944

Buried

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Lt Jack O Williams

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www.ancestry.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 37367 - Lt Jack Williams