Lieutenant, United States Navy Reserve.
Willard was "Killed In Action" when his PB4Y-2, which was flying cover during the rescue operation of Lt. F. D. Murphy, crashed for an unknown reason over the LuiChou peninsula, China during the war. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross".
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