Name:
William Elbert Williams
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
14058038
Unit:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-02-16
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
I
Row:
7
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Comments:
SSgt William Elbert Williams, tail gunner of the B-17 42-5717, took off from Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint-Nazaire’s “Flak Alley”. They were harassed by enemy fighters and flak until they crashed around noon. Williams died from 20mm shells.