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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bill Dean Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wewoka, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A P-38 'LIGHTNING' FIGHTER PILOT. FLEW BOMBER ESCORT MISSIONS OVER ITALY. SHOT DOWN DURING A MISSION AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR AND HELD IN A GERMAN PRISON CAMP FOR 10 MONTHS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.