World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Griffith Paul Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A MAJOR AND THE CO-PILOT ON THE 15TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. REMAINED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER UNTIL JULY 1942. LATER ASSIGNED TO TWELFTH AIR FORCE IN NORTH AFRICA AND WAS SHOT DOWN IN JULY 1943. WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FROM JULY 4, 1943 UNTIL APRIL 29, 1945. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE CHINESE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE.