Name:
Robert Earl Williams
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
R/137111
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1943-03-05
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
Plot:
Panel 186
Row:
Grave:
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Comments:
Robert Earl Williams was born on September 10, 1920, in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky. He served in the Earl Elmer Williams (deceased when Robert enlisted) and Marjorie (nee Wilson) Williams, of Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Robert served in the 426 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Sergeant during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on March 5, 1943, when his Wellington aircraft #BK 401 failed to return from a night operation over Essen, Germany.