World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Alvin W. Willis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Olustee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A STUDENT PILOT OF A B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED OCTOBER 19, 1943 DURING A NIGHTTIME NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING MISSION. THREE CREWMEN DIED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR ROCKY FORD, COLORADO.