Leigh F McWilliams
Military
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Object Number - UPL 34680 - Leigh and Milly - Grand Marshalls St Paddy's Day Parade, Oak Harbor, WA
Leigh and Milly grew up in California. They were engaged during the war and got married after Leigh returned from England and was waiting with his unit to be deployed to the Pacific.
In the '60's Leigh and Milly moved with their kids to Whidbey Island, WA, where they live(d) out their lives. Milly at ~92 is still quite active living in their home with the assistance of their children.
Leigh and the family loved to boat and camp and he was very active in the community.
Leigh told me the most scared he ever was was toward the end of the war when the Nazi planes would try and crash into the airborne B-24's that Leigh was a crewman on.
Leigh and Milly are neighbors and friends. We miss Leigh and are happy to stay involved with Milly.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
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Died |
26 April 2016 | Leigh died April 26, 2016 in Oak Harbor, WA. That is on Whidbey Island, WA, 2 hours north of Seattle. Leigh and his wife Milly had been married for 70+ years. He died the day before the 467th BG reunion in Seattle in 2016. He had planned to go down for the day. | |
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Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster in Healy's book on 467th, 1993 edition
