McWilliams William Howard

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

William Howard McWilliams

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

17020385

Unit:

77th Squadron, 22nd Transport Group

Date of Death:

1943-07-19

State:

Kansas

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

William Howard McWilliams was born in 1922 in Kansas. He was the son of Charles C. McWilliams and Jennie Belle Umphenour McWilliams. Sgt Mcwilliams was the radio operator on C-87 #41-11907, assigned to the 22nd Transport Group 77th Transport Squadron. They took off from Jorhat India carrying cargo to Kunming China. The plane never arrived and the crew was never seen again. Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.