S Sgt George W Williams
Birth: May 19, 1919
Illinois
Death: Jun. 6, 1944
Battle, Sussex, England
25 years old
S/SGT, US ARMY
Burial: Rock Island National Cemetery
Rock Island
Rock Island County
Illinois, USA
Plot: E, 0, 172
George W Williams was the son of George and Elsie Williams. He was an older brother to sister Harriet. On the 1920 United States Federal Census George is listed as living with his parents in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois. In 1922 Harriet was born. By 1930 the family had lost their father George. George is found living with his widowed mother Elsie and sister Harriet in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. George enlisted in the army on January 3rd 1942 in Chicago. His service ID number was 16037189. He had 2 years of highschool and worked as a mechanic and repairman for motor vehicles. At the time of George's enlistment he was single with no dependents.
On May 17 of 1943 George was flying with the crew 41-18099 ER-V on a mission. The mission target Ijmuniden. Many planes involved in this mission did not survive, the 099 had and was headed back to England when it was shot down into the sea at 12.18 hrs by the Feldwebel Niederreichholz of II/JG1. There were only two survivors of this plane, S/Sgt. Jesse H. Lewis and S/S George W Williams. They were picked up from their rubber dinghy on May 22nd 1943 by a Royal Navy vessell.
Crew list: 41-18099 ER-V
P: CAPT Jack Crane 0-438487 KIA
CP: 2LT Charles F Elliott 0-663498 MIA
N/B: LT John B Champlin 0-662246 MIA
ENG: S/S George W Williams 16037189 RTN
RO: T/S Jesse W Southworth 33121996 MIA
TG: S/S Jesse H Lewis 18063474 RTN
Originally George was buried in England but on January 5th 1949 he was buried in the Rock Island National Cemetery USA.
Photo of grave taken by J. L. McKenzie
Illinois
Death: Jun. 6, 1944
Battle, Sussex, England
25 years old
S/SGT, US ARMY
Burial: Rock Island National Cemetery
Rock Island
Rock Island County
Illinois, USA
Plot: E, 0, 172
George W Williams was the son of George and Elsie Williams. He was an older brother to sister Harriet. On the 1920 United States Federal Census George is listed as living with his parents in Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois. In 1922 Harriet was born. By 1930 the family had lost their father George. George is found living with his widowed mother Elsie and sister Harriet in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. George enlisted in the army on January 3rd 1942 in Chicago. His service ID number was 16037189. He had 2 years of highschool and worked as a mechanic and repairman for motor vehicles. At the time of George's enlistment he was single with no dependents.
On May 17 of 1943 George was flying with the crew 41-18099 ER-V on a mission. The mission target Ijmuniden. Many planes involved in this mission did not survive, the 099 had and was headed back to England when it was shot down into the sea at 12.18 hrs by the Feldwebel Niederreichholz of II/JG1. There were only two survivors of this plane, S/Sgt. Jesse H. Lewis and S/S George W Williams. They were picked up from their rubber dinghy on May 22nd 1943 by a Royal Navy vessell.
Crew list: 41-18099 ER-V
P: CAPT Jack Crane 0-438487 KIA
CP: 2LT Charles F Elliott 0-663498 MIA
N/B: LT John B Champlin 0-662246 MIA
ENG: S/S George W Williams 16037189 RTN
RO: T/S Jesse W Southworth 33121996 MIA
TG: S/S Jesse H Lewis 18063474 RTN
Originally George was buried in England but on January 5th 1949 he was buried in the Rock Island National Cemetery USA.
Photo of grave taken by J. L. McKenzie
above taken from the research materials of the late Bryan Jones
