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Personal info

Full name
WILLIS, Calvin Wesley
Date of birth
30 April 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Huben, Onslow County, North Carolina
Hometown
White Oak, Onslow County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34465754
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vernéville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 30 42

Immediate family

Members
Augustus Willis (father)
Ellen Willis (mother)
Daniel Willis (brother)
Roberta Willis (sister)
Katie M. Willis (sister)
Mary L. Willis (sister)
Ethel Willis (sister)

More information

Pfc Calvin W. Willis attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted at For Bragg, North Carolina on 3 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Drafts Cards Young Men 1940 1947

Photo source: Peter Schouteten