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Willard Wade McKinley

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Willard Wade McKinley

Birth
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Death
17 May 1945 (aged 19)
Burial
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 0000E - - 000164
Memorial ID
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From the NARA War Department Files:

Seaman 2 Class Willard Wade McKinley

One of seven sailors killed when a kamikaze plane crashed through the anti-aircraft fire and struck USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) during the battle for Okinawa, May 17, 1945.

Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Status: KIA
From the NARA War Department Files:

Seaman 2 Class Willard Wade McKinley

One of seven sailors killed when a kamikaze plane crashed through the anti-aircraft fire and struck USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) during the battle for Okinawa, May 17, 1945.

Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Status: KIA

Gravesite Details

Buried: 2/18/1958, Source: City of Colo Spgs cemetery data 3/17/09




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