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Adam
Ray
Williams
1919-09-27

–

1993-11-30

Born:

Gastonia

, 

North Carolina

Home:

Gastonia

, 

North Carolina

Buried: 

Plymouth

, 

North Carolina

Cemetery:

November 30, 1993

Adam Williams was one of the 80 airmen who, under the leadership of Jimmy Doolittle, disembarked from the U.S.S. Hornet in the first bombing raid over Tokyo in World War II. Adam Williams continued to serve in the China-Burma-India Theater after the raid, flying combat missions until June 1943.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    11th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    341st Bombardment Group (M)

    Division:

    10th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, China Air Task Force, General Orders No. 15 (October 21, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Adam Ray Williams (ASN: 6969211), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Aerial Engineer/Gunner of a B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the 11th Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group (Medium), TENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Sergeant Williams, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force

    Action Date:

    April 18, 1942

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Sergeant Adam Ray Williams (ASN: 6969211), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Engineer/Gunner of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Sergeant Williams with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.