Edward Lee Williams
Military
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 5455
Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne, towing 2 Waco gliders, A/C hit by flak in fuel tanks, broke formation and released gliders, allowing crew to bale. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11319.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059643 / O-737621
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Sibret, 6640 Vaux-sur-Sûre, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne, towing 2 Waco gliders, A/C hit by flak in fuel tanks, broke formation and released gliders, allowing crew to bale. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11319. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW). |
Barth, Germany | 27 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Son of Lee R William. | |
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Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
