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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Davy Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Fort Worth, Texas

Honored By

VFW Post 11242

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER CREW IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE. ON THEIR TWENTY-SECOND MISSION OVER TRIPOLI THEY WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY FIGHTERS AND ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST TWO ENGINES AND THEY HAD A HARROWING 4 1/2 HOUR FLIGHT BACK TO THEIR AIRDROME, SHOOTING DOWN SIX GERMAN FIGHTERS ON THE WAY. THEY LANDED WITH NO BRAKES AND ONLY ABOUT 20 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT.