Farris Eugene Williams was born on January 9, 1922, in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Alva Lee Williams and Olive Z McCollum Williams.

Farris served in the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group as a Corporal and Tail Gunner on the B24J #42-51241 "T" during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 31, 1945, when his airplane crashed at South Cove, England. B24J 42-51241 was caught in the prop wash and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it started to break up, and it crashed close to St Lawrence's Church, South Cove, with all crew lost.

Cpl Williams is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.americanairmuseum.com