Waldo Melvoir WILLIS
| |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 38003982 | ||||||
AGE | 31 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1 August 1913 | ||||||
ETAT | Showlow Navajo County ARIZONA | ||||||
FAMILY | Parents: John Lorenzo WILLIS & Sarah MILLS WILLIS | ||||||
RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
FONCTION | Fonction | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Cashier Accountant | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 8 April 1942 | ||||||
COMPANY | Company I | ||||||
REGIMENT | 262nd Infantry Regiment | ||||||
DIVISION | 66th Infantry Division | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 24 Décembre 1944 | ||||||
STATUS | MIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Aboard in USS Léopoldville, In Manche(Channel), off Cherbourg | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville Map Normandy American Cemetery | ||||||
GRAVE |
| ||||||
DECORATION |
| ||||||
| |||||||
STORY | |||||||
Arrived on November 26th, 1944 in England, the division polishes up its training until December 24th In the daytime of the departure and the crossing towards France and Normandy. The division embarks on two ships of which the SS Leopoldville which receives 262th and 264th regiment Infantry and leaves Southampton in training(formation) accompanied with four escort ships. Arrived unless 5 miles from Cherbourg, a German submarine U-Boat 486 is in ambush and sends a torpedo to the ship. He is touched on the starboard beam before. 802 soldiers over the 2235 which he(it) transported are killed in this drama. Leopoldville is marine cemetery today. |
Brother of Waldo |
Robert Ray MILLS
| |
---|---|---|
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 08823649 | |
AGE | 21 yo | |
DATE DE NAISSANCE | 2 Février 1923 | |
STATE | Showlow Navajo County ARIZONA | |
UNIT |
Submariner disappeared first from the Harder submarine USS Harder (SS-257) | |
DATE OF DEATH |
2 September 1945 - Tablets of missing - Fort Bonifacion PHILIPPINES - Missing on mission August 24, 1944 | |
RANK | Electrician mat 3rd Class | |
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Leopoldville.org - Familysearch.org |
---|---|
PROGRAMMER | Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |