Williams, John

Veteran Information

Date of Birth: 7/7/1919

Date of Death: 6/29/1991 Madison New Haven Connecticut

Address: 5 Mendota Avenue

Branch of Service: U.S. Army-WWII

Service Number: 32108269

SKU: USArmy-688 Categories: , ,

Description

John Thomas Williams

John Thomas Williams was born on July 7, 1919, in New York City, New York, to Katherine Zerani Richards and Maurice Stephen Williams. His father was a dentist working in Harrison. John attended Rye schools and his family lived at 5 Mendota Avenue. In 1940, the family had moved to Hawthorne, NY and John was working at Tommasi Motors Inc. in Scarsdale.

John enlisted March 19, 1941 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his honorable discharge, he returned home, went to college and got married. In 1950, he and his wife Mary were living in Mt Pleasant, NY and had a son John Thomas Williams Jr. At that time he was working as a manager at a auto service manager at an Auto Dealership.

The family would stay local living in Westchester County and Fairfield County, CT. John would retire a building inspector in Madison, CT.

John Thomas Williams died in Middletown, CT on June 29, 1991, when he was 71 years old.

As of January 24,2026 we have no further information on this veteran.

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