Gordon Lee Willits
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 13383 - 'Roll of Honor' at St. John the Baptist Church, Metfield, for USAAF personnel.
Hit trees and crashed near Bad Zwischenahn in P-47 #42-22768, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
22 May 1920 | Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA | |
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Enlisted |
27 September 1941 | Fort Crook, Nebraska, USA | |
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Died |
8 April 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
8 April 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Plot Q,04 Memorial ID 1331963 | ||
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Other Parents |
Claude C. Willits unknown - 1969 Mary L. Mendenhall Willits 1871-1978 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Removed dup info in the "Role/job" field.
Added by: Loren Bender on 4 Sep 2013
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USA WW2 Enlistment Records
Grave Stone - Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska, USA
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3625 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
