Willard Stanley Domich, None
| conflict: | World War II |
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| branch: | Air Force |
| rank: | Captain |
| serial number: | 0-755893 |
| location: | Completed almost a year of flight training, including the Army Air Forces Primary Flight Training, King City, CA; Basic Flying, Lemoore, CA; Advanced Flying, Williams Field, Chandler, AZ; October 1943 (at the age 19), commissioned as second lieutenant, Army Air Corps, and received his wings; stationed in the Asia-Pacific Theater for 22 months; member of the 18th Fighter Group; flight leader in the 44th Fighter Squadron (the Vampire Squadron); completed 144 flight missions. |
| enlistment date: | May 13, 1942 |
| place enlisted: | Minneapolis, MN |
| discharge date: | Feb. 13, 1946 |
| place discharged: | Camp McCoy, WI |
| decorations: |
Air Medal (1942-) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1941-1945) Bronze Star Medal (1941-) Distinguished Flying Cross (1926-) Oak Leaf Cluster (U. S. Armed Forces) Philippine Liberation Medal (1944-1945) Unit Citation |
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| history: | He saw action on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, New Guinea, and the Philippines. He flew 144 missions totaling 443 hours in a P-38 type aircraft. He led a flight of 4 planes and a squadron of 16 planes in combat and was responsible for them. Before reaching his 21st birthday, he was recommended for a captain's commission. He separated from the Service in 1946. After his service, he attended Ely Junior College and the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a degree in law. He married Elizabeth Ann Handberg. They moved back to their hometown, Ely, Minnesota, and raised their family of four children. |
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Personal Information
| date of birth: | May 2, 1924 |
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| birth place: | Ely, MN |
| home town: | Ely, MN |
| date of death: | Sept. 17, 1969 |
| father: | Joseph Stanley Domich |
| mother: | Tynne Maire Domich (nee Helpakka) |
| siblings: | Harold Joseph Domich; Eleanor Domich; Eugene George Domich; Katherine Edith (nee Domich) Neubert |
| school: | Ely Memorial High School |
Last update: 3/29/2016