Name:
William K. Lawson
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
18193116
Unit:
406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1945-01-03
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William K. Lawson was born on November 22, 1945. He served in the 406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Gunner on the B-24 #42-52650 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 3, 1945, in the takeoff crash of his airplane. It crashed in the village on Aston Clinton in England, killing all aboard. Sgt Lawson is now buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA.