Edward Julius Williams

Korean War
Service #AO-1692804
Unit40 FTR INTCP SQ 35 FTR INTCP GP
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMarch 30 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Captain Williams was awarded the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Williams was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On March 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed into a dike on the beach and burst into flames. He was presumed dead on March 3, 1952 His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.