World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Edward Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1943, TRAINED IN MISSISSIPPI, WISCONSIN, MISSOURI, AND CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAPTURED IN BATTLE OF RHINE, LIBERATED IN APRIL 1945. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS WITH ONE BATTLE STAR, AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. DISCHARGED IN 1945.