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Wilford J Willy

World War II · US Navy · Lieutenant

Rank: Lieutenant
United States of America

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Birth- May 13, 1909
Newark, NJ

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1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 29 years

Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Regiment
United States Navy
Service Number
O-137078
Awards
Navy Cross
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America

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Branch
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant
WW2 Service Fact
Reported missing 12AUG44 after mid-air explosion of PB4Y1 over Suffolk England along with pilot Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (Serial: O-116667)
Gold Star
Service Number
2282397 (Enlisted)

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Enlistment- Jul 14, 1938-Age: 29 years
Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Territory

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Death- Aug 12, 1944-Age: 35 years
Death
12-Aug-44

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Burial

Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cambridge, England

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Other Facts

State Of Residence
New Jersey

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Full Name
Wilford John Willy

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Full Name
Wilford J Willy

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