Warren H Williams
Military388th BG - 563rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Louis G. Osborne (LWG), Robert C. Moore (FE), Raymond R. Preleyko (BTG), Wallace Gross (R/O), Victor Pachter (RWG), Robert W. Miller (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Joseph J. Azzarelli (N), Francis A. Dunphy (B), Warren H. Williams (CP), Wendell E. Hulcher (P)
From November 1943 to February 1944, Williams completed 26 combat missions with the 388th Bomb Group, serving as co-pilot for Wendell Hulcher on all, but his first mission.
Upon completion of his tour Williams re-trained as a Fighter Pilot, and joined the 4th Fighter Group at Debden from June to November 1944, where he claimed 1 enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677750
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winged Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patty Jo
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
7 October 1924 | ||
Enlisted |
24 April 1942 | ||
Based 388th BG Combat Tour |
19 November 1943 - 29 February 1944 | 388th Bomb Group | |
Based |
12 June 1944 - 10 November 1944 | 4th Fighter Group | |
Died |
29 November 1993 | ||
Buried |
1 December 1993 | Paradise Cemetery • Paradise, Butte County, California, USA Plot Lutheran, Row A, Plot 22 | |
Born |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Brought together information from duplicate record to include information drawn the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
Information provided by 4th Fighter Group Association and Williams' 4FG Profile
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html