Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 11 Feb 1944
Willis D. King.
Tail Gunner · 330th Squadron · Of Tallahassee, FL, FL.
The man.
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Willis D. King (14005640) served as tail gunner aboard B-24D 42-63978, 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (H).
King was killed in action on 11 February 1944 near Dieppe, France. German burial records assign him individual grave No. 807 at the English Memorial Cemetery Les Vertus. His identification tags were recovered at the crash site, confirming his identity.
His next of kin was Mrs. Bessie King (listed as 'Jessie' on one tag card document) at Rte. 5, Box 294, Tallahassee, Florida.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Tail Gunner
Serial Number
14005640
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL, FL
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · newest first
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 218
11 Feb 1944
Siracourt, France
“Lonesome Polecat”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Les Vertus English Memorial Cemetery
Location
Roumesnil-Languedoc, France