Robert L Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Was on secret mission with 482nd BG. crashed and burned at Hamel Down, 5 miles s/w of Moretonhampstead, Devonsire, killing all eight crew including Capt Robert L. Williams, Op Officer of 36th BS. B-24D #42-40474. KIS.



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40474

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 December 1943

Born

Missouri

Buried

Other

Killed in Service

27 December 1943

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Sources

Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database