U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-730693
Enlistment Date: 01/26/1942 with Service No. #17042931
Entered the Service from: Iowa
71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
John S. Willey is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Buchanan County, Iowa.
Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 lists John Scott Willey with birth date of 24 Dec 1920 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa to Horace B. Willey and Hazel D. Scott.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/1stfghonor_roll.html lists him as pilot of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning #42-13003. Missing Air Crew Report #551. Lost during an escort mission protecting B-26s to their target at the Aversa marshalling yards.
***I would like to thank Dan Phelan Find A Grave ID 47709857 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jane Find A Grave ID 47569466 for adding her photo of John to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name and birth date/location information as well as adding the bio below***
US Naval Academy Class of 1944
John Scott Willey was admitted to the Naval Academy from Iowa on July 12, 1940 at age 19 years 7 months.
He resigned on April 22, 1941: "Deficient in studies, first term's work. Continued with class pending reexamination. Reexamined and again deficient. Recommended to be dropped. Permitted to resign."
John was killed in action on August 30, 1943 while piloting a P-38 Lightning fighter over Italy.
-From the 71st Fighter Squadron History
From the Daily Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) on October 20, 1944:
Independence, Ia.-Mrs. Hazel Willey of Independence, has been notified by the government that her son, First Lieut. John S. Willey. who had been missing for a year following action in Sicily, bas been officially declared dead.
John, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Willey, was born here Dec 24, 1920. He was graduated from Independence high school junior college and enrolled in Iowa State college at Ames. After about year there, he received an appointment to the Annapolis naval academy in June, 1940, which he attended up to a short time before enlisting in the army air forces.
His training took place at several fields, culminating in graduation from Luise Field, Phoenix, Ariz as pilot of a P-38 fighter plane.
He had seen action in Africa before the Italian campaign, receiving a distinguished flying cross several months ago. He has also been awarded posthumously the purple heart and presidential citation for the action in which he lost his life.
John has a memory marker in Iowa; he is also listed at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia.
He was predeceased by his father and a younger brother.
Enlistment Date: 01/26/1942 with Service No. #17042931
Entered the Service from: Iowa
71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
John S. Willey is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Buchanan County, Iowa.
Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 lists John Scott Willey with birth date of 24 Dec 1920 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa to Horace B. Willey and Hazel D. Scott.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/1stfghonor_roll.html lists him as pilot of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning #42-13003. Missing Air Crew Report #551. Lost during an escort mission protecting B-26s to their target at the Aversa marshalling yards.
***I would like to thank Dan Phelan Find A Grave ID 47709857 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jane Find A Grave ID 47569466 for adding her photo of John to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name and birth date/location information as well as adding the bio below***
US Naval Academy Class of 1944
John Scott Willey was admitted to the Naval Academy from Iowa on July 12, 1940 at age 19 years 7 months.
He resigned on April 22, 1941: "Deficient in studies, first term's work. Continued with class pending reexamination. Reexamined and again deficient. Recommended to be dropped. Permitted to resign."
John was killed in action on August 30, 1943 while piloting a P-38 Lightning fighter over Italy.
-From the 71st Fighter Squadron History
From the Daily Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) on October 20, 1944:
Independence, Ia.-Mrs. Hazel Willey of Independence, has been notified by the government that her son, First Lieut. John S. Willey. who had been missing for a year following action in Sicily, bas been officially declared dead.
John, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Willey, was born here Dec 24, 1920. He was graduated from Independence high school junior college and enrolled in Iowa State college at Ames. After about year there, he received an appointment to the Annapolis naval academy in June, 1940, which he attended up to a short time before enlisting in the army air forces.
His training took place at several fields, culminating in graduation from Luise Field, Phoenix, Ariz as pilot of a P-38 fighter plane.
He had seen action in Africa before the Italian campaign, receiving a distinguished flying cross several months ago. He has also been awarded posthumously the purple heart and presidential citation for the action in which he lost his life.
John has a memory marker in Iowa; he is also listed at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia.
He was predeceased by his father and a younger brother.
U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-730693
Enlistment Date: 01/26/1942 with Service No. #17042931
Entered the Service from: Iowa
71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
John S. Willey is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Buchanan County, Iowa.
Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 lists John Scott Willey with birth date of 24 Dec 1920 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa to Horace B. Willey and Hazel D. Scott.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/1stfghonor_roll.html lists him as pilot of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning #42-13003. Missing Air Crew Report #551. Lost during an escort mission protecting B-26s to their target at the Aversa marshalling yards.
***I would like to thank Dan Phelan Find A Grave ID 47709857 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jane Find A Grave ID 47569466 for adding her photo of John to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name and birth date/location information as well as adding the bio below***
US Naval Academy Class of 1944
John Scott Willey was admitted to the Naval Academy from Iowa on July 12, 1940 at age 19 years 7 months.
He resigned on April 22, 1941: "Deficient in studies, first term's work. Continued with class pending reexamination. Reexamined and again deficient. Recommended to be dropped. Permitted to resign."
John was killed in action on August 30, 1943 while piloting a P-38 Lightning fighter over Italy.
-From the 71st Fighter Squadron History
From the Daily Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) on October 20, 1944:
Independence, Ia.-Mrs. Hazel Willey of Independence, has been notified by the government that her son, First Lieut. John S. Willey. who had been missing for a year following action in Sicily, bas been officially declared dead.
John, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Willey, was born here Dec 24, 1920. He was graduated from Independence high school junior college and enrolled in Iowa State college at Ames. After about year there, he received an appointment to the Annapolis naval academy in June, 1940, which he attended up to a short time before enlisting in the army air forces.
His training took place at several fields, culminating in graduation from Luise Field, Phoenix, Ariz as pilot of a P-38 fighter plane.
He had seen action in Africa before the Italian campaign, receiving a distinguished flying cross several months ago. He has also been awarded posthumously the purple heart and presidential citation for the action in which he lost his life.
John has a memory marker in Iowa; he is also listed at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia.
He was predeceased by his father and a younger brother.
Enlistment Date: 01/26/1942 with Service No. #17042931
Entered the Service from: Iowa
71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
John S. Willey is listed under Finding Of Death in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Buchanan County, Iowa.
Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 lists John Scott Willey with birth date of 24 Dec 1920 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa to Horace B. Willey and Hazel D. Scott.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/1stfghonor_roll.html lists him as pilot of Lockheed P-38G-10-LO Lightning #42-13003. Missing Air Crew Report #551. Lost during an escort mission protecting B-26s to their target at the Aversa marshalling yards.
***I would like to thank Dan Phelan Find A Grave ID 47709857 for adding his photos to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Jane Find A Grave ID 47569466 for adding her photo of John to this memorial in addition to updating the middle name and birth date/location information as well as adding the bio below***
US Naval Academy Class of 1944
John Scott Willey was admitted to the Naval Academy from Iowa on July 12, 1940 at age 19 years 7 months.
He resigned on April 22, 1941: "Deficient in studies, first term's work. Continued with class pending reexamination. Reexamined and again deficient. Recommended to be dropped. Permitted to resign."
John was killed in action on August 30, 1943 while piloting a P-38 Lightning fighter over Italy.
-From the 71st Fighter Squadron History
From the Daily Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) on October 20, 1944:
Independence, Ia.-Mrs. Hazel Willey of Independence, has been notified by the government that her son, First Lieut. John S. Willey. who had been missing for a year following action in Sicily, bas been officially declared dead.
John, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Willey, was born here Dec 24, 1920. He was graduated from Independence high school junior college and enrolled in Iowa State college at Ames. After about year there, he received an appointment to the Annapolis naval academy in June, 1940, which he attended up to a short time before enlisting in the army air forces.
His training took place at several fields, culminating in graduation from Luise Field, Phoenix, Ariz as pilot of a P-38 fighter plane.
He had seen action in Africa before the Italian campaign, receiving a distinguished flying cross several months ago. He has also been awarded posthumously the purple heart and presidential citation for the action in which he lost his life.
John has a memory marker in Iowa; he is also listed at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Tunisia.
He was predeceased by his father and a younger brother.
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