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William James Williams

Military

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Units served with

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 43-34200) nicknamed "Sure Go for No Dough" of the 394th Bomb Group, at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '468083, Mount Farm, 1945.'

394th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Two B-26 Marauders (5W-P, serial number 42-96210 in front) of the 587th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '394BG, 587BS.'

587th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-96044

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Unit: 394th Bomb Group 587th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chicago, IL, USA	1 November 1917	The first child born to Leroy Williams and Norrine McAvoy.
Died	Marcoing, France	25 February 1945	Killed in Action over Marcoing, France.

Revisions

Date17 Jan 2016 12:41:35

Contributordehopkins21

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Sources

Information as taken from National Archives Records, and from 1st Lt Williams' family tree.