WWI

Ebb Franklin Willis

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
August 18 1894

Date of Death
October 16 1945

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
May 5 1918 - June 20 1919

Conflicts & Campaigns

American Expeditionary Forces, Europe (France)
Engagements; Gerardmer, September 6 - October 10, 1918; Meuse-Argonne November 1 - November 11, 1918

Significant Duty Stations

Headquarters Company, 52nd Infantry. Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.

Decorations & Citations

World War I Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 80-165-4. Born; Elba, Alabama. Home of record; First Avenue Southeast, Cairo, Georgia. Charter member and Commander (1944/45) American Legion Post 122 Grady County. Employed as a printer for the Cairo Messenger until elected as Ordinary (probate judge) in 1940 election. Assumed duties as Ordinary, January 1, 1941. Father of CWO John B. Willis US Navy and RM3 Mack Ellis Willis US Navy. Ebb was exposed to poison gas during the war which left him with damaged lungs, which may have contributed to his death. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.