Williams, John D.
Personal Information
Rank | 1st Lt. |
Forename(s) | John D. |
Surname | Williams |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-07-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD681 |
Markings | -N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge American Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 265 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-885993 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Miscellaneous Information
Possibly originally joined RCAF. Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol- Bay of Biscay |
Reason for Loss | Radioed to state that they were under attack from enemy fighters. An SOS was picked up 13 minutes later but the signal was very weak and nothing further was heard. Shot down a first Ju88 only to be themselves shot down by a second Ju88. |