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Everette Willie Williams

First Name: 
Everette Willie
Middle Name: 
Lemuel
Last Name: 
Williams
Date of Birth: 
5/13/1922
Birthplace: 
Mecklenburg Co., NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was shot down while on a mission over Kassel, Germany, on what his family believed was to have been his last mission before coming home. A memorial service was held at Arlington Baptist Church on Sunday, 9-23-1945.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-10-1945

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Bain High School, Class of 1939
Biographical Notes: 
Radcliffe Florist, Charlotte
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. (Mary J.) Williams - Rt. 1, Box 684 (Albemarle Rd.) Charlotte, NC

Hubert Williams - Engineering Battalion, Belgium, Joe B. Williams - Ft. Bragg, NC, Leonard Augustus Williams - Mecklenburg Co., NC, Max Williams - Mecklenburg Co., NC, Mrs. Charlie R. (Dot) Hartsell - Atlantic City, NJ, Mrs. Harry (Lois) Keziah - Matthews, NC, Mrs. Oscar (Edna) Freeze - Kannapolis, NC, Roy Williams - Mecklenburg Co., NC

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: 9-24-1942
Military Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Military Unit: 
8th Army Air Force Gunner on a B-24 Liberator
KIA Date: 
9/27/1944
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Germany
Military Details: 
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, Tyndall Field, FL, Camp Croft, Smyrna, TN, Salt Lake City, Utah, Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ, England
Awards: 
2 Bronze Stars, Air Medals - 3 oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart
Source: 

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