DuPont built an explosives factory along 150 waterfront acres in Carneys Point, just to the south.
After being discharged from the military in 1957, Willis's father took his family back to Carneys Point, New Jersey.
After I-295 was completed in the 1960s, US 130 returned to its original alignment in Carneys Point and replaced that portion of Route 44.
US 130 was moved back onto its old alignment in Carneys Point, replacing that portion of Route 44.
The project cost includes retrofitting the existing DuPont treatment facility in Carneys Point, NJ.
As a result of this construction, US 130 was moved back to its original alignment in Carneys Point, replacing that portion of Route 44.
Soon after, his family settled in Carneys Point, where his father and uncles worked at Du Pont and other plants.
Willis grew up in the small New Jersey town of Carneys Point, across the river from Wilmington, Del.
Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School in Carneys Point is named in his honor.
The newest one is located at the southern terminus in Carneys Point.