Name:
Willis D. King
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
14005640
Unit:
330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-02-11
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
B
Row:
23
Grave:
13
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Willis D. King, belly gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-63978 “Lonesome Polecat”, took off from station 104 in Hardwick, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Siracourt’s rocket installations. They were shot down by flak at 0954, crushing two civilians and killing all aboard.