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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 26 | ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1950 Oct 26 p. 4 | ||
Birth date: 1917 | Birth date: 1917 | ||
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— Word has been received here that Robert Franklin Willis, 33, was one of the nine air force men killed in the crash of a B-29 bomber off the coast of Okinawa on October 19. According to press reports, the plane crashed into the China sea shortly after taking off on a mission to Korea, and there were only two survivors. Mr. Willis was the husband of the former Agnes Wiens, daughter of Mrs. P. J. Wiens of the Bethel Home for the Aged here. Mrs. Willis and two year old daughter, Darlene, are now residing at Riverside, Calif. | |||
[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:33, 18 November 2014
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1950 Oct 26 p. 4
Birth date: 1917
text of obituary:
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— Word has been received here that Robert Franklin Willis, 33, was one of the nine air force men killed in the crash of a B-29 bomber off the coast of Okinawa on October 19. According to press reports, the plane crashed into the China sea shortly after taking off on a mission to Korea, and there were only two survivors. Mr. Willis was the husband of the former Agnes Wiens, daughter of Mrs. P. J. Wiens of the Bethel Home for the Aged here. Mrs. Willis and two year old daughter, Darlene, are now residing at Riverside, Calif.