Williams, Vernon Albert

Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

Servicenumber J/9577.

Career:
? - 3rd July 1941: No. 1 ITS;
? - 22nd November 1941: No. 1 BGS;
? - 12th October 1941: No. 1 AOS;
? - 22nd December 1941: No. 2 ANS.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 410 (Cougar) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1944

Citation:
"As pilot and observer respectively, Flying Officers Schultz and Williams have completed several sorties at night and have displayed a high degree of skill, courage and determination. During one sortie one night in December 1943, they destroyed three Dornier 217s, a feat which well illustrates their fine fighting qualities. In other sorties they have attacked locomotives and bridges."

London Gazette dated 14 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944.
The decoration was presented on May 8th, 1948.

RAF Observer Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Roger Fuyarchuk
- RootsWeb
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 11th January 1944, Issue 36329, dated 14th January 1944