John B. Willis

Rate / Rank
CWO

Birthdate
1923

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
March 18 1941 -

Conflicts & Campaigns

Iwo Jima; Okinawa; Gilbert Islands
Philippines; Korea

Significant Duty Stations

Office of Commander Pacific; USS Kimberly (DD- 521)
USS Colonial (LSD-18); USS Eastland (APA-163)
US Naval Training Center, San Diego, California

Notes

Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1941. Member of football team. Son of Private Ebb Franklin Willis US Army. Brother of Radioman 3rd Class Mack Ellis Willis US Navy. After retiring from US Navy, opened and operated Tara Restaurant on US Hwy 27 south of Bainbridge, Georgia.