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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James R. Willis

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1944 AT THE AGE OF 18. TRAINED AT CAMP MONTFORD POINT, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. SAW COMBAT WHILE IN THE AMMUNITION AND DEPOT UNITS THAT SUPPLIED MARINES FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINE. ENDED HIS SERVICE STATIONED IN OCCUPIED JAPAN, 18 MILES FROM NAGASAKI. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946.