Lewis R Williams

Military

Shot down and crashed near Denklingen on 11 July 1944 in B-24 'Dissipated Duck' #4294994. Taken as a Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-94994

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dissapated Duck
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 July 1944

Born

Colby, Kansas, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Correspondence with Lewis R Williams' grandson, Kevin.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database