William E Williams Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-52516 'Virgin Sturgeon'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Virgin Sturgeon
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

8 April 1944

Born

San Bruno, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3796

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