World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Merrill Willett
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Warton, New Jersey
Honored By
Willett Family
LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE. PILOTED A TORPEDO ATTACK BOMBER 'AVENGER' FROM THE USS LEYTE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN. WHILE THERE HE ATTACKED AND SANK THE BATTLESHIP. RECEIVED THE NAVY CROSS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.