Willis was attending Texas A&M University on Sunday,
December 7, 1941.
After basic training, Willis was sent to Europe with the 3rd
U.S. Army commanded by General George S. Patton.
As a 1st Lieutenant, Willis commanded the 4003rd
QM Truck Co. that supported combat units with gasoline for all the vehicles
that made up the massive juggernaut that advanced across Europe after D-Day.
Willis advanced along with the 3rd Army, following
with convoys made up of 48 trucks with 750 gallon tanks filled with fuel. The
fuel was loaded from pipe lines that had been laid by engineers from the beaches
at Omaha, Utah, Gold and Sword. After delivering the gas to the forward lines,
Willis and others then filled 5 gallon Jerry cans which then made their way
forward to the vehicles advancing toward Germany.
Willis participated in action in Normandy, Northern France,
the Rhineland and Central Europe.
On May 27, 1945 Willis was discharged from the military with
the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
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