S 1/ c Willie D. Willis,
S 1/ c Willie D. Willis, US Navy. He was the son of Lucinan Willis, and brother of T/ 5 Napoleon Willis and Pfc. Henry Lee Willis of Lubbock, Texas. Willie attended Valley View High School. He was the husband of Lorene Willis. He entered the US Navy in 1942, trained at Bainbridge, Md. and served in the South Pacific. He was awarded the PTO Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars.
1- Men and women in the Armed Forces from Upshur County Texas