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NAME I. J. Williams service name |
NICKNAME Isaac J. Williams birth name |
SERVICE NUMBER O-9435 |
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| UNIT VMSB-234 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 403 Page Street, Eastman, GA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Mollie H. Williams |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1920 |
ENTERED SERVICE May 8, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS February 1, 1943 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New Georgia |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead February 19, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Lieutenant I. J. Williams was a dive-bomber pilot serving with VMSB-234 during the campaign for the Solomon Islands. On 1 February 1943, his squadron made their first raid on Munda, New Georgia. Williams piloted Dauntless SBD-3 06650, with Sergeant Amos Hawkes as his rear seat gunner. Their ship failed to return from the mission. Neither man was seen alive again, and both were declared dead on 19 February 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant (posthumous Captain) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing in action |
MEMORIALS Woodlawn Cemetery, Eastman, GA Manila American Cemetery |
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To Whom it May Concern: My name is James Hawkes, nephew of Sgt. Amos Hawkes, the rear seat gunner for First Lieutenant I. J. Williams, pilot. If any of his relatives were to get this message, it would be interesting to communicate with them. If contact is made with any of his relatives, I give my permission to give them my email address. Thank you. James Hawkes. God Bless all those that have served.