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Willis Lloyd Black
Lilah Crowe2023-04-10T16:25:59-05:00
- Name: Willis Lloyd Black
- Location of Birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: April 14, 1923
- Date of Death: January 24, 1993 (69 years old)
- Parents: Elias Black & Violet (Lighthizer) Black
- High School and Class: 1942 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: Radioman 3rd Class Petty Officer (RM3)
- Branch: Navy
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: December 22, 1942
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: February 17, 1946
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Willis Lloyd Black
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: April 14, 1923
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: June 30, 1942
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 135
Height: 5-8
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Elias Black, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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- Civilian Life:
Willis Black worked as an electrician for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Itasca Rock & Gem Club and the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Willis Black died in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and is buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MN (plot C-C-13-1-2). He is survived by his wife, Virginia; two daughters, Rosemary MacFarlane and Carolyn Grant; two sons, Willis (Will) and Bob; one step-son, Joseph Haverland; three step-daughters, Amy Haverland, Jean Haverland, and Mary Ann Haverland; one brother, Donald; three sisters, Audrey Porter, Betty Knight, and Olivemae Gebhart; six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Dolly, in 1988; his parents; and one sister.
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