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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph G. Willette

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Franklin County, New York

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS A PILOT OF AN F-4, A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VERSION OF THE P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER, WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH APRIL 16, 1943 DURING A CHECK OUT FLIGHT. HIS AIRCRAFT SPUN IN AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE PROBLEM AT PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.