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Fay Willard Bewley

Name:
Willard Bewley Fay
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
20221396
Unit:
849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-03-17
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey
Plot:
H
Row:
0
Grave:
162
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:

Willard Bewley Fay was born on August 10, 1917, in Newark, New Jersey. He served in the 849th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Togglier on the B-17 #43-38046 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on March 17, 1945, in a mid-air collision with another B-17 (serial #43-38071). As a result, all members of his crew were killed, and their plane crashed in Karnberg, Germany. The other B-17's crew were all safe.

Sgt Fay is now buried in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA.

B-17 43-38046 crew:
Pilot - 1LT Arthur Stern
Co-Pilot - F/O Clifton W. Nippert
Navigator - 2LT Edmund M. De Wahl
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner - S/SGT James C. Rivers
Radio Operator - SGT George V. Devlin
Ball Turret Gunner - SGT John B. Terry, Jr.
Waist Gunner - SGT Jimmie R. Heathman
Tail Gunner - SGT Edward C. Holdren
Togglier - SGT Willard B. Fay