World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George P. Williams, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wheaton, Illinois
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN SEPTEMBER 1941 AND IN 1942 HE COMPLETED HIS TRAINING AT THE SIGNAL CORPS OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. HE ARRIVED BY LIBERTY SHIP IN ORAN ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1943. CROSSED NORTH AFRICA BY RAILROAD AND SAILED FROM ALGIERS TO BOMBAY. IN 1943 HE WAS APPOINTED THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 1104TH SIGNAL COMPANY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO INDIA. STATIONED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN INDIA UNTIL DECEMBER 1945.