Eugene F Williams
MilitaryRear L-R: 2Lt William Cramsie, 2Lt George Crockatt, 2Lt Israel Millner, 2Lt Meran Barsam.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Benjamin Clarke, S/Sgt Eugene Williams, S/Sgt James Burke, T/Sgt Allen Jaynes, Sgt Eddie Homer, T/Sgt Morris Tepper.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 405.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Essex County, NJ, USA | 29 September 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 12 September 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 27 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Shot down |
Saint-Omer, France | 27 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Watten in B-17 42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. 27-Aug-43 POW MACR 405. |
Died |
Livingston, NJ | 27 July 1997 | |
Buried |
Pleasantdale Cemetery,West Orange, Essex County, NJ | 30 July 1997 | Pleasantdale Cemetery West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
Based |
Molesworth | 27 August 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database