BERLIN AIRLIFT

Eugene Warsenure Williams
May 21, 1924 - 1949
From Roanoke. Graduated from Hampton Institute, then joined the Air Force. His older brother, Leroi, also attended Hampton Institute and joined the Air Force. Leroi was killed in a plane crash during World War II. After Leroi's death, "Eugene told his mother that upon graduation from college, he wanted to enter the U.S. Air Force, become a pilot and complete the mission of his deceased brother. Mrs. Williams, a deeply religious woman, with the help of God, gave him her blessings to fulfill his dream." Williams experienced engine failure and crashed in Dusseldorf, Germany. Like his brother, he was 24 when he died. Survived by his mother, Cordelia Shelton Williams; sisters, Virginia W. Kent and Geraldine W. Twitty; brothers, Harold and James. Buried in Williams Memorial Park in Roanoke.
-- Submitted by a friend of the family, Sallye Coleman of Roanoke