World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herbert C. Willis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Willis Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 823RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 38TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC IN THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, WESTERN PACIFIC, LUZON, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, AIR COMBAT BORNEO, AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, CHINA AND NEW GUINEA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.