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Phillip LaFrance "Phil" Willis (August 2, 1918 in Kaufman County, Texas – January 27, 1995 in Dallas, Texas) was a witness to the assassination of President Kennedy who testified before the Warren Commission. ==Biography== Phillip Willis was the son of Alvin Samuel Willis, a school teacher, and Eliza Jane Phillips.〔(H.C.R. No. 179 )〕 He had a brother, Doyle.〔〔 On December 7, 1941, Willis was stationed at Bellows Field on Oahu, Hawaii as a second lieutenant assigned to the 86th Observation Squadron of the United States Army Air Corps.〔 He was present at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and has been credited with leading the patrol that captured the United States' first Japanese prisoner of war in World War II, Kazuo Sakamaki.〔 Willis flew observation and fighter aircraft, as well as combat missions in the B-17 bomber, prior to retiring in 1946 due to a back injury he sustained after being shot down over the Pacific Ocean.〔 He received various awards and decorations for his military service including two Silver Stars and a Distinguished Flying Cross.〔 After retiring from military service, Willis earned a bachelor's degree in government at North Texas State Teachers College in 1948.〔 He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1946 and 1948.〔 As of 1995, Phillip Willis and Doyle Willis were the only brothers to have served at the same time in the Texas House.〔 Afterwards, he worked in real estate, building civil defense shelters, and became an automobile dealer.〔 Willis moved to Dallas in 1960.〔 Willis was married to Marilyn Willis, and the couple had two daughters, Linda and Rosemary.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phillip Willis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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