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William Leuchars Willocks Jr., the son of William and Elizabeth Willocks, was born on February 4, 1923, in Scotland. By 1925, he was living with his family in Schenectady. William graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1941 and entered in the General Electric Company's apprentice program. He was also a member of the Scottish Clans Organization.
William enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve in 1942. He held the rank of Airman First Class and served with the Patrol Bombing Squadron 109, Third Fleet Operations. He was last stationed at Yonten Field, Okinawa. On August 5, 1945, William went missing during an anti-shipping mission against the Japanese. He is remembered at the Evergreen Memorial Park, Colonie, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry