Obituaries:  Quinton S. Williams, Sabine Parish       W-452
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 24, 1943
Submitted by: Tammy D. Larche
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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Quinton S. Williams

  24 Sep 1943 - Lt. Quinton S. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
K. Williams, Florien, was graduated from Florien high school in
the spring of 1934. He did further studies at Louisiana Normal
College. He enlisted in the U.S. army air forces June 12, 1941,
attended the school for bombardiers at Big Springs, Texas, and
received his wings on May 4, 1943, arrived in England on May 12.
He received no communications from home except a cablegram after
he landed on foreign soil.

  His last letter to his mother was written on June 12 and he was
reported missing in action on June 13. His parents received
notice of his disappearance on Jun 21; on Sept. 7 they received
official notice from the war department that Lt. Williams had
been reported killed by the International Red Cross.

  Lt. Williams leaves to mourn his death his parents of Florien;
one sister, Miss Madge Williams, a student nurse in Hotel Dieu
hospital, Beaumont, Texas; two brothers, Cpl. Winnfred Williams,
a prisoner of was in Philippine prison came number one, and
Hayward Williams of Florien. He also leaves his fiancee, Miss
Lucille Stenzel, Houston, Texas, and a host of relatives and
friends. . . . . followed by a poem and a message of Lt. Williams
being a L. Barrett of Beaumont, Texas; 13 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.