Joseph P Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. media-395077.jpg FRE 5134 The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed on 29 July 43 while on mission to Kiel Germany in B-17 42-29700, NO MACR

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36395293
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735269
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35665828
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16101071
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736507 , Enlsited ASN 14076769
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jimmie Boy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Newark, NJ, USA 29 July 1942 Residence: Union County, New Jersey Private, Branch Immaterial

Other

Assigned

29 July 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Raymond Manning Crew, 3 combat missions.

Born

New Jersey, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 29 July 1943 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot C Row 14 Grave 18, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Memories of the 384th BG, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 205 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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