World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John H. Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Honored By
Franklin Calvert
Relationship
Friend
JOINED IN LATE 1942. WENT FOR BASIC TRAINING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. ATTENDED AIRCRAFT SCHOOL AT KEESLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI. THEN OFF TO AIRCRAFT GUNNERY SCHOOL IN HARLING, TEXAS. TRAINED IN AIRCRAFT GUNNERY. SHIPPED TO ITALY AND FROM 1944 TO 1945 SERVED IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE, CREW #4152, FLEW 26 MISSIONS AS ENGINEER AND TURRET GUNNER IN B-24 LIBERATORS & B-17'S, AWARDED 9 BATTLE STARS & OBTAINED THE RANK OF GUNNERY SERGEANT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 1945 AT FORT GEORGE G. MEADE.