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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Robert Ray Williamson Airplane Mechanic - Gunner, 19139625 Killed In Action - Apr 23, 1944 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Robert Ray Williamson Airplane Mechanic - Gunner, 19139625 Killed In Action - Apr 23, 1944 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 18-Oct-1917, Callaway County, Missouri
Entered Military Service: Date: 13-Oct-1942 At: San Francisco, CA From: Alameda County, California NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 19139625 Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, Section O Site 1020 On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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Final Rites Tuesday In California for S.Sgt. Williamson Final burial services for Staff Sgt. Robert R. Williamson, AAF, brother of Mrs. Fletcher Smith of Hayward, Calif., will be held tomorrow afternoon at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif. Sgt. Williamson's and Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. W. R. Higins, lives at San Leandro, Calif. Sgt. Williamson, Eighth [sic] Air Force, was shot down over France April 23, 1944. Mrs. and Mrs. Smith, former owners of the Victory Bar, now live at 20892 Western boulevard, Hayward. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also S/Sgt Robert Ray Williamson Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
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From the archives of the 671st Bomb Sq.:
Today was another dark Sunday for this Squadron in particular. Take off for another "No-Ball"- Bonnieres - was in the mid-morning. Up to the target area nothing of importance happened except for some inaccurate flak. The second box took an extremely long (1-1/2 minutes) bomb run for a known well defended target. It was on this run that Lt. Joseph T. Schouten, flying number four in the lead flight second box, received a hit on his right engine. He held position, however, until additional direct hits blew the entire fuselage off directly behind the wing, and the forward section of the plane tumbled to the ground. No chutes were seen to open. Though the crew are officially " Missing in Action", the Squadron has reconciled itself to the loss of Lt. Schouten, S/Sgt. (sic) Feistl and S/Sgt. Williamson. Sgt. Feistl had received the Purple Heart and a cluster for injuries sustained on previous missions with this Group.
See also MACR 4095 and Mission # 26
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