Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
John Joseph Williams, Jr. was born Feb. 15, 1920 to John J. (Sr.) and Cecelia Moriarty Williams. He died May 13, 1943 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, IA.
Sgt. Williams served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 323rd Bomb Squadron and was MIA/KIA in France.
Source: ancestry.com
