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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
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)
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

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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
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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Sources
Wilford J Willy
Wilford J Willy
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Willy, Wilford John, LT
Willy, Wilford John, LT
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Lt Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr
Lt Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr
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