William L Hudson was the Flight Engineer of a B-17 Flying Fortress (42-102490)that was part of the 323 Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group. The bomber was nicknamed The Wicked Witch and the crew’s pilot was 1LT Eddie McKnight.   While on a mission to bomb Nürenburg in Germany on 20 February 1945, the Wicked Witch suffered a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire that caused an explosion that killed Hudson and four other members of the crew.  The bomber’s Bombadier, Bruce Becker, is also buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery.  The Ball Turret Gunner, Joe Montpetit, and the waist gunner, Morley Calvin, are buried at the Loraine American Cemetery.