Lawrence B. Williams
Served with 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division, 93rd Bomb Group (H), 409th Sqdn. at Hardwick, England. Flew 30 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe in B-24 Liberators from May 29 to Aug. 15, 1944. Missions included targets at Tutow, Hamburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Munich, Saarbrucken, St. Lo Area, Ludwigshafen, and many others.
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Served with 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division, 93rd Bomb Group (H), 409th Sqdn. at Hardwick, England. Flew 30 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe in B-24 Liberators from May 29 to Aug. 15, 1944. Missions included targets at Tutow, Hamburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Munich, Saarbrucken, St. Lo Area, Ludwigshafen, and many others.
Sortie Log
29 APR 1944 — 08 MAY 1944
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Born Dec. 13, 1923 in Fredonia, NY. Entered USAAF Jan. 21, 1943 at Fort Niagara, Youngstown, NY. Preflight training at Ellington Field, Houston, TX (Feb. to June 1943); Gunnery School at Laredo AAB (July to September 1943); Bombardier Training at Midland AAFB, TX (September 1943 to January 1944); graduated as flight officer. Overseas training at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO (February to April 1944).