Williams, Evan Letcher

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Williams, Evan Letcher ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-708287
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, effective 6 May 1944.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	4 October 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 16 June 1944 per General Orders #139, Headquarters 1st Bomb Division dated 1 July 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 1 February 1923 Granted a five day leave effective 28 July 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #149 dated 27 July 1944.

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Ungerman, Kenneth Armistead⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Widner, Charles William⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Williams, Evan Letcher	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Cheresnik, Edward John⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Bailey, Robert Rex⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Schlising, Roger Evan⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Vallone, Frank Philip⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Price, William Robert⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
SGT. Jacobs, Dallas Athel⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Stephens, Herbert Arthur⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 32 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
105⇗	11 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany	Navigator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back when #2 supercharger failed. Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑97139⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high composite group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗
109⇗	19 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
111⇗	21 May 1944	Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group A Low Squadron Deputy. Landed away at RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire, on return. Sortie Report⇗
112⇗	22 May 1944	Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
113⇗	23 May 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Group Sortie Report⇗
114⇗	24 May 1944	Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑37758⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
116⇗	27 May 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany	Navigator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗
117⇗	28 May 1944	Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany	Navigator	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
119⇗	29 May 1944	Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, on return due to fuel leak between #1 and #2 engines after bombing target. Sortie Report⇗
122⇗	2 June 1944	Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
124⇗	3 June 1944	Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
125⇗	4 June 1944	Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
126⇗	5 June 1944	Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗
129⇗	6 June 1944	Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France	Navigator	42‑107058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
130⇗	7 June 1944	Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France	Navigator	42‑102620⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
131⇗	8 June 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41D Group. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗
134⇗	13 June 1944	Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Kimbolton, AAF Station 117, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗
135⇗	14 June 1944	Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France	Navigator	42‑107057⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗
137⇗	16 June 1944	Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France	Navigator	42‑31484⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97139. Sortie Report⇗
152⇗	6 July 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France	Navigator	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
165⇗	25 July 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
170⇗	3 August 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France	Navigator	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit H Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
171⇗	4 August 1944	Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany	Navigator	42‑97986⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. PFF Ship. Sortie Report⇗
174⇗	7 August 1944	Target: Aircraft Fuel Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dugny (Paris), France	Navigator	42‑38014⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
175⇗	8 August 1944	Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France	Navigator	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
178⇗	12 August 1944	Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France	Navigator	42‑102933⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
183⇗	24 August 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
184⇗	25 August 1944	Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany	Navigator	44‑8007⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗
189⇗	8 September 1944	Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Navigator	43‑37713⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
195⇗	17 September 1944	Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands	Navigator	42‑107121⇗	Combat Mission Credit D Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
198⇗	25 September 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	44‑8047⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing lead. PFF & Gee-H ship, both of which failed prior to target, necessitating having the deputy lead the bomb run. Sortie Report⇗

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