WILLIAMS, James A.
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Williams, James A. Date of birth:  Unknown Date of death:  February 14th, 1945 (Luzon island, Philippines) Buried on:  American Cemetery and Memorial Manila Nationality:  American BIOGRAPHY:  Major James A. Williams was killed on 14 February 1945 when his Piper L-4 reconnaissance aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire and crashed. He is buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila/Philippines. Plot: D, Row: 9, Grave: 62.       AIR MEDAL (AM) Rank: Major Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Division Artillery, 40th Infantry Division "Sunburst", U.S. Army Action: For action performed on 30 January 1945 on the island Luzon, Philippines.         PURPLE HEART Rank: Major Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery Division Artillery, 40th Infantry Division "Sunburst", U.S. Army         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - Author: Division Staff, 40th Infantry Division – The years of World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1995 - Delk, J.D., The Fighting Fortieth – In War and Peace, ETC Publications, Palm Springs, California, USA, 1998