Mills County

 

Lt. Harry James Widows, Jr.

 

 

Harry James Widows, Jr. was born Nov. 23, 1923 to Harry James (Sr.) and Juanita Fern Jackson Widows. He died Apr. 29, 1945 and is memorialized at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.

Lt. Widows served in World War iI with the U.S. Army Air Corps 498th Bomb Group, 873rd Bomb Squadron, 20th Air Force aboard the B-29 “Sally Delle”. He was involved in the initial low-level bombing runs over Tokyo, Japan and was MIA/KIA. His body was lost at sea.

Source: ancestry.com