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1st Lt Willis B. Moulton II attended Bowdoin College in class of 1941 and was employed at the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation.

He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 5 September 1942.

He was married to Martha M. Libby on 2 May 1942.

Statement:
1. In compliance with basic communication, this Group can supply only the following information: The aircraft which Pilot Haller and crew were flying was observed to be hit by flak directly over the target (Ludwigshafen). Number two engine was observed to be on fire and the tail section of the airplane was severly damaged. The aircraft was flying at 27,800 feet when hit by flak. Four chutes were observed to come out of the aircraft almost immediately and the aircraft lost altitude while flying in a slow spiral to the left, apparently under control. Observers reported that the left wing was in flames. The weather at flight altitude was clear and the visibility was good. There was a complete undercast at about 10,000 feet and the aircraft was last seen as it entered these clouds. Observers reported that there was sufficient time for all members of the crew to get out of the aircraft.

He is remembered at the Black Point Cemetery, Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine