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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert L. Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Honored By

Helen Williams Partridge

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, CLASS OF 1940. HE WAS COMMISSIONED INTO THE U.S. AIR CORPS IN MARCH 1941. LEFT THE U.S. ON FEBRUARY 2, 1942, PILOTING A B-17E FROM THE BOEING ASSEMBLY PLANT TO JAVA. HE JOINED THE 19TH BOMB GROUP IN AUSTRALIA. HE WAS LOST ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1942. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.