Truitt H Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti Raid in B-24 'V Victory Ship' 41-23813.



DFC, AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-23813

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Victory Ship
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

1 August 1943

Born

Amarillo, Texas

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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44thBG Roll of Honor & Casualties, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 504-5 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia