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Personal info

Full name
WILLIS, James Moser
Date of birth
1 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Arlington County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
O1166868
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
54th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 12 29

Immediate family

Members
Bennett Willis (father)
Grace C. (Moser) Willis (mother)
Bennett Willis Jr. (brother)

More information

1st Lt James M. Willis graduated from Western High School and of Columbus University. He was widely known as a boxer here and was a member of the Columbus Boxing Team from 1937 to 1940. He was admitted to the bar and was a member of the legal staff of the National Manufacturer's Association.
He was a clerk before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 6 May 1941.

1st Lt James M. Willis is remembered at the National Memorial Park Cemetery in Falls Church VA.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ford Potter Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Doug McBroom, www.newspapers.com - Evening Star - 2 April 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Doug McBroom, www.ancestry.com – Columbus University School of Law 1940, www.newspapers.com - Evening Star - 2 April 1944