Name:
John, Jr. Williamson
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Cemetery:
Alexandria National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
3182
Decoration:
Comments:
John Williamson, Jr., 21 years of age, was born on November 25, 1923. He served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Private during World War II. John was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, USA.