Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Howard Wills, Jr. Howard Wills, Jr. was born on Dcember 29, 1924 to Howard and Agnes A. Barr Wills, Sr.The family was living at 212 Rancocas Avenue in Delanco during the depression, however, they were living behind the Wills Farm Market on Route 130 North in Delran in 1940. Howard joined the US Army Air Forces, graduated from airplane mechanics school at Roosevelt Field, New York. He served as a tailgunner on a B-17 during WWII. He flew 50 successful missions, but the plane was was shot down on his 51st mission. After the war, Howard served as a mailman in Delanco for many years. He died November 11, 2001 at age 76 and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cinnaminson. USAAC Tailgunner B-17s WWII Europe 1924 - 2001

Updated October 30, 2023