Cordele Dispatch
Last Rites for Maj. Williamson
Funeral services for Major Felix D. Williamson, 25, Cordele Army Corp hero who died last Friday in a plane crash at March Field, California while on a routine training mission, were held from the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The body, accompanied by military escort, reached Cordele Saturday. The rites were conducted by Rev. Clifton E. Fite, pastor, and Rev. A.B. Hosea. A profusion of beautiful flowers surrounded the flag-draped casket and banked the church altar. A concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives that filled to capacity the main auditorium were present to pay a last tribute of love and esteem. The Ellis Quartet sang two selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Esteem." The pallbearers were Charlie Garwood Jr., Carswell Pridgen, Charles Crum, Bobby Cheshire, Bo Sheppard, and Herbert Stanton. Composing an honorary escort were C.C. Greer. J.E. Teate, Sam Cox, L.E. Williams, Roy Beach, J.A. Walls, John Dorough, H.G. Wiley, Loren Wiley, together with a group of the local National Guard unit and the American Legion. Following the services at the church, the funeral cortege left for Penia where the military committal service took place at the graveside. The following from Ft. Benning composed the firing squad: Lt. J.K. Felty, T. Sgt. Minton, Sgt. Dick, Sgt. Coffman, Sgt. Ervasti, Sgt. Anderson, PFC Burge, PFC Parker, and Bugler PFC Lathrop. Col. Wm. Jackson, who accompanied the body from March Field to Cordele, presented the flag which covered the casket to Major Williamson's mother, Mrs. Ida B. Williamson.
Major Williamson entered service as an enlisted member of the Thirteenth Guard Division when that unit was mobilized Sept. 16, 1940. He went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he transferred to the Air Corps, later rising to the rank of Major. He served in the European theatre of operations for three years, operating from a central base out of England. Army officials at March Field had cited his overseas record as one of the outstanding of the entire war.
Reared here, Williamson was outstanding in high school activities and 4-H Club work. He was one of the first 4-H Club boys from Georgia to win a trip to Chicago. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ida F. Bryan Williamson; three brothers, W.W. Williamson, Miami, Robert D. Williamson, Germany, and Harrell Williamson, Cordele; two sisters, Mrs. C. Alton Owens, Rochelle, and Mrs. J.H. Harris of Pitts. Another brother, Rudolph, lost his life in combat in Germany.
Additional Comments: Major Williamson is listed as an ace pilot for WWII. He shot down 5 enemy planes in one day. He is a hero and Cordele should be proud of him and all our WWII vets. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wylie Sheppard, Jr. May 9, 2011.
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was killed in a mid-air collision, flying aboard Lockheed FP-80 Shooting Star # 44-85399, two miles NNW from March Fd, California
source = aviationarchaelogy.com website
Last Rites for Maj. Williamson
Funeral services for Major Felix D. Williamson, 25, Cordele Army Corp hero who died last Friday in a plane crash at March Field, California while on a routine training mission, were held from the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The body, accompanied by military escort, reached Cordele Saturday. The rites were conducted by Rev. Clifton E. Fite, pastor, and Rev. A.B. Hosea. A profusion of beautiful flowers surrounded the flag-draped casket and banked the church altar. A concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives that filled to capacity the main auditorium were present to pay a last tribute of love and esteem. The Ellis Quartet sang two selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Esteem." The pallbearers were Charlie Garwood Jr., Carswell Pridgen, Charles Crum, Bobby Cheshire, Bo Sheppard, and Herbert Stanton. Composing an honorary escort were C.C. Greer. J.E. Teate, Sam Cox, L.E. Williams, Roy Beach, J.A. Walls, John Dorough, H.G. Wiley, Loren Wiley, together with a group of the local National Guard unit and the American Legion. Following the services at the church, the funeral cortege left for Penia where the military committal service took place at the graveside. The following from Ft. Benning composed the firing squad: Lt. J.K. Felty, T. Sgt. Minton, Sgt. Dick, Sgt. Coffman, Sgt. Ervasti, Sgt. Anderson, PFC Burge, PFC Parker, and Bugler PFC Lathrop. Col. Wm. Jackson, who accompanied the body from March Field to Cordele, presented the flag which covered the casket to Major Williamson's mother, Mrs. Ida B. Williamson.
Major Williamson entered service as an enlisted member of the Thirteenth Guard Division when that unit was mobilized Sept. 16, 1940. He went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he transferred to the Air Corps, later rising to the rank of Major. He served in the European theatre of operations for three years, operating from a central base out of England. Army officials at March Field had cited his overseas record as one of the outstanding of the entire war.
Reared here, Williamson was outstanding in high school activities and 4-H Club work. He was one of the first 4-H Club boys from Georgia to win a trip to Chicago. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ida F. Bryan Williamson; three brothers, W.W. Williamson, Miami, Robert D. Williamson, Germany, and Harrell Williamson, Cordele; two sisters, Mrs. C. Alton Owens, Rochelle, and Mrs. J.H. Harris of Pitts. Another brother, Rudolph, lost his life in combat in Germany.
Additional Comments: Major Williamson is listed as an ace pilot for WWII. He shot down 5 enemy planes in one day. He is a hero and Cordele should be proud of him and all our WWII vets. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wylie Sheppard, Jr. May 9, 2011.
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was killed in a mid-air collision, flying aboard Lockheed FP-80 Shooting Star # 44-85399, two miles NNW from March Fd, California
source = aviationarchaelogy.com website
Cordele Dispatch
Last Rites for Maj. Williamson
Funeral services for Major Felix D. Williamson, 25, Cordele Army Corp hero who died last Friday in a plane crash at March Field, California while on a routine training mission, were held from the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The body, accompanied by military escort, reached Cordele Saturday. The rites were conducted by Rev. Clifton E. Fite, pastor, and Rev. A.B. Hosea. A profusion of beautiful flowers surrounded the flag-draped casket and banked the church altar. A concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives that filled to capacity the main auditorium were present to pay a last tribute of love and esteem. The Ellis Quartet sang two selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Esteem." The pallbearers were Charlie Garwood Jr., Carswell Pridgen, Charles Crum, Bobby Cheshire, Bo Sheppard, and Herbert Stanton. Composing an honorary escort were C.C. Greer. J.E. Teate, Sam Cox, L.E. Williams, Roy Beach, J.A. Walls, John Dorough, H.G. Wiley, Loren Wiley, together with a group of the local National Guard unit and the American Legion. Following the services at the church, the funeral cortege left for Penia where the military committal service took place at the graveside. The following from Ft. Benning composed the firing squad: Lt. J.K. Felty, T. Sgt. Minton, Sgt. Dick, Sgt. Coffman, Sgt. Ervasti, Sgt. Anderson, PFC Burge, PFC Parker, and Bugler PFC Lathrop. Col. Wm. Jackson, who accompanied the body from March Field to Cordele, presented the flag which covered the casket to Major Williamson's mother, Mrs. Ida B. Williamson.
Major Williamson entered service as an enlisted member of the Thirteenth Guard Division when that unit was mobilized Sept. 16, 1940. He went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he transferred to the Air Corps, later rising to the rank of Major. He served in the European theatre of operations for three years, operating from a central base out of England. Army officials at March Field had cited his overseas record as one of the outstanding of the entire war.
Reared here, Williamson was outstanding in high school activities and 4-H Club work. He was one of the first 4-H Club boys from Georgia to win a trip to Chicago. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ida F. Bryan Williamson; three brothers, W.W. Williamson, Miami, Robert D. Williamson, Germany, and Harrell Williamson, Cordele; two sisters, Mrs. C. Alton Owens, Rochelle, and Mrs. J.H. Harris of Pitts. Another brother, Rudolph, lost his life in combat in Germany.
Additional Comments: Major Williamson is listed as an ace pilot for WWII. He shot down 5 enemy planes in one day. He is a hero and Cordele should be proud of him and all our WWII vets. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wylie Sheppard, Jr. May 9, 2011.
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was killed in a mid-air collision, flying aboard Lockheed FP-80 Shooting Star # 44-85399, two miles NNW from March Fd, California
source = aviationarchaelogy.com website
Last Rites for Maj. Williamson
Funeral services for Major Felix D. Williamson, 25, Cordele Army Corp hero who died last Friday in a plane crash at March Field, California while on a routine training mission, were held from the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The body, accompanied by military escort, reached Cordele Saturday. The rites were conducted by Rev. Clifton E. Fite, pastor, and Rev. A.B. Hosea. A profusion of beautiful flowers surrounded the flag-draped casket and banked the church altar. A concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives that filled to capacity the main auditorium were present to pay a last tribute of love and esteem. The Ellis Quartet sang two selections, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Esteem." The pallbearers were Charlie Garwood Jr., Carswell Pridgen, Charles Crum, Bobby Cheshire, Bo Sheppard, and Herbert Stanton. Composing an honorary escort were C.C. Greer. J.E. Teate, Sam Cox, L.E. Williams, Roy Beach, J.A. Walls, John Dorough, H.G. Wiley, Loren Wiley, together with a group of the local National Guard unit and the American Legion. Following the services at the church, the funeral cortege left for Penia where the military committal service took place at the graveside. The following from Ft. Benning composed the firing squad: Lt. J.K. Felty, T. Sgt. Minton, Sgt. Dick, Sgt. Coffman, Sgt. Ervasti, Sgt. Anderson, PFC Burge, PFC Parker, and Bugler PFC Lathrop. Col. Wm. Jackson, who accompanied the body from March Field to Cordele, presented the flag which covered the casket to Major Williamson's mother, Mrs. Ida B. Williamson.
Major Williamson entered service as an enlisted member of the Thirteenth Guard Division when that unit was mobilized Sept. 16, 1940. He went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, where he transferred to the Air Corps, later rising to the rank of Major. He served in the European theatre of operations for three years, operating from a central base out of England. Army officials at March Field had cited his overseas record as one of the outstanding of the entire war.
Reared here, Williamson was outstanding in high school activities and 4-H Club work. He was one of the first 4-H Club boys from Georgia to win a trip to Chicago. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
His survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ida F. Bryan Williamson; three brothers, W.W. Williamson, Miami, Robert D. Williamson, Germany, and Harrell Williamson, Cordele; two sisters, Mrs. C. Alton Owens, Rochelle, and Mrs. J.H. Harris of Pitts. Another brother, Rudolph, lost his life in combat in Germany.
Additional Comments: Major Williamson is listed as an ace pilot for WWII. He shot down 5 enemy planes in one day. He is a hero and Cordele should be proud of him and all our WWII vets. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wylie Sheppard, Jr. May 9, 2011.
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was killed in a mid-air collision, flying aboard Lockheed FP-80 Shooting Star # 44-85399, two miles NNW from March Fd, California
source = aviationarchaelogy.com website
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