Charles Elmer Williams
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Charles Elmer WILLIAMS’s Dog Tag on page 47 of KU-1487 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139542878 (NARA)
page 47 of KU-1487 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139542878
Shot down 22 April 1944 in B-17 #42-40000 "Just Nothing". Killed in action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38301982
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601212
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802566
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13082080 at enlistment, then O-695722
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-370171
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just Nothing / Quad Zero
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
9 November 1942 | San Antonio, Texas | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
22 April 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-40000 | |
Born |
Texas | ||
Edna, Jackson County, Texas |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4259
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Jackson County, Texas WWII Casualties at https://nara-media-001.s3.amazonaws.com/arcmedia/media/images/29/19/29-…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4259 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database