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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. | — 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 8 July 2025
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.
MLA Personal Photos Collection
Photo holdings:
see Bailey, Agnes; photo with her and baby