Audinwood, Willis R. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Sergeant Willis R. Audinwood.

Unit/Placed in, 869th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.

Willis is born approx. on 1925.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Willis enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 33610438.

Willis Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

1^st Lt. Edwin F. Dietzel Airplane Commander

2nd Lt. Edward B. Collins Pilot

2^nd Lt. Jules Levy Navigator

2^nd Lt. Harold E. Stambaugh Bombardier

MSgt. Leo C. Blough Flight Engineer

S/Sgt. Leo F. Williams Central Fire Control

Sgt. Chester F. Krysiak Radio Operator

Sgt. Anthony W. Korne jo Left Gunner

Sgt. Willis J. Comer Right Gunner

Sgt. William H. Gray Tail Gunner

Sgt. Willis R. audinwood Radar Operator

Willis was KIA (no record) during the mission to Tokyo, after Take-off never heard of seen from any on 2 April 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Willis is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Elmwood Cemetery, Caton, Steuben County, New York, USA.

Thanks to, http://www.exciteableitalian.com/497/497th_Missions.htm

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/497th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com