World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Bernard A. Willey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Forest Hill, West Virginia
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 28, 1943 DURING A FLIGHT FORMATION TRAINING MISSION. ELEVEN CREWMEN DIED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR FOUNTAIN, COLORADO.