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1Lt Willard Burdick Eddy Jr.

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1Lt Willard Burdick Eddy Jr. Veteran

Birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
27 Jan 1944 (aged 24–25)
Italy
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
Plot
Section J Row 5 Grave 12
Memorial ID
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Son of Willard B. Eddy, Sr. who resided in Rochester, New York.

Willard served as a First Lieutenant and pilot on B-25D #41-30355, 448th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided at 87 Nunda Blvd., Rochester, Monore County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on August 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Buffalo, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.

Willard was "Killed In Action" on a Bombing Mission On The Velletri Road Junction in Italy during the war. He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.

Service # O-742306

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Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-30355:

Eddy, Willard B, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Marshburn, James T ~ T/Sgt, North Carolina
Stackman, Walter C ~ Sgt, New York
Strong, Douglas W ~ S/Sgt, Connecticut
Waller, Colver K ~ 2nd Lt, Oregon

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Son of Willard B. Eddy, Sr. who resided in Rochester, New York.

Willard served as a First Lieutenant and pilot on B-25D #41-30355, 448th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided at 87 Nunda Blvd., Rochester, Monore County, New York prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on August 19, 1941, prior to the war, in Buffalo, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Architect and also as Single, without dependents.

Willard was "Killed In Action" on a Bombing Mission On The Velletri Road Junction in Italy during the war. He was awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart.

Service # O-742306

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Airmen who perished on B-25D #41-30355:

Eddy, Willard B, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Marshburn, James T ~ T/Sgt, North Carolina
Stackman, Walter C ~ Sgt, New York
Strong, Douglas W ~ S/Sgt, Connecticut
Waller, Colver K ~ 2nd Lt, Oregon

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56308516/willard_burdick-eddy: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Willard Burdick Eddy Jr. (1919–27 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56308516, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).