First Lieutenant Norbert J. Willig

1919 - 1944  (25 years)

• Name	Norbert J. Willig
  Prefix	First Lieutenant
  Born	1919	Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 1944	Nettuno, Roma, Lazio, Italia
  Buried	Plot H Row 14 Grave 48, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Roma, Lazio, Italia   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I28264	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Johannes Willig,   b. 14 Aug 1877, Bobenthal, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 1956, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Bertha Flory,   b. 10 Mar 1883, Niederschlettenbach, Pfalz, Bayern ,   d. 1935, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1909	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
  Family ID	F14165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CENSUS: 1930: Name: Norbert Willig Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1920 Relation to head-of-house: Son Father's Name: John Willig Mother's Name: Bertha Willig Home in 1930: Rochester, Monroe, New York MILITARY: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record about Norbert J Willig Name: Norbert J Willig Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: New York State: New York County or City: Monroe Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1941 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Rochester Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of college Civil Occupation: Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or Director, Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 65 Weight: 132 DEATH: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas Record about Norbert J Willig Name: Norbert J Willig Inducted From: New York Rank: First Lieutenant Combat Organization: 94th Fighter Squadron 1st Fighter Group Death Date: Dec 23 1944 Monument: Sicily & Rome, Italy Last Known Status: Buried 1 LT Norbert J. Willig ID: O-864893 Branch of Service: U.S. Army Hometown: Monroe County, NY Status: DNB BURIAL: Norbert J. Willig ID: O-864893 Entered the Service From: New York Rank: First Lieutenant Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group Died: Saturday, December 23, 1944 Buried at: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Location: Nettuno, Italy Plot: H Row: 14 Grave: 48

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Herbert Willey[Herbert Willig] Home in 1920: Rochester Ward 17, Monroe, New York Age: 5 months Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: John Father's Birth Place: Germany Mother's Name: Bertha Mother's Birth Place: Germany Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Image: 121 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Norbert Willig Home in 1930: Rochester, Monroe, New York Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: John Mother's Name: Bertha Race: White [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Norbert J. Willig (I28264)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I28264&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: Plot H Row 14 Grave 48, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Roma, Lazio, ItaliaCity, Province, Region, CountryL'italiano è la lingua ufficiale d'Italia. Italian is the official language of Italy.Nettuno is a town and comune of the province of Rome (not in the city) in the Lazio region ofcentral Italy, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Rome. A resort city and agricultural centeron the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Mediterranean Sea it has a population of approximately 46,000.CORRECTED cemetery info & name1st Willig is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56315864Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). 1Lt Norbert J Willig Birth: 1919 New York, USA Death: Dec. 23, 1944, Italy Norbert served as a First Lieutenant in the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided at 336 Norton Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on June 11, 1941, prior to the war, in Rochester, New York. He was noted as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents. He was "Killed In Action" in Italy during the war. Service # O-864893 Note: Entered the service from New York. Burial: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno Provincia di Roma Lazio, Italy Plot: Plot H Row 14 Grave 48 Maintained by: Russ Pickett Originally Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 07, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56315864