Clarence Taylor Williams was born on June 12, 1920, in Winchester, Kentucky. He served in the 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17G #42-38061 "Georgia Rebel II" during World War II. On April 28, 1944, the crew took off at airfield Station 167 in Ridgewell, England, on a mission to bomb the airfield of Avord in France. At around 12:00 PM, the aircraft was shot down by flak. Three crew members were able to bail out before the explosion in flight, but they were taken as prisoners. The rest were killed in action, including SSgt Williams. Their airplane crashed at the commune of Baugny - 8 km northeast of Avord.

SSgt Williams is now buried in the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net, www.abmc.gov