Vietnam War
Unit | 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Colonel U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Louisville Kentucky |
Date of Death | July 7 1965 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Colonel Williamson was a member of the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On July 7, 1965, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a mission 15 miles southeast of on Vinh, Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam where his aircraft was shot down. His remains were recovered on January 23, 1989 and identified on August 4, 1989. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.