ʃiː wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ dʒˈɑːn hˈɑːɹlən wˈɪlɪs, ɐ nˈeɪvi hˈɑːspɪɾəl kˈɔːɹpsmən hˌuː æɾ ˈiːwoʊ dʒˈiːmə wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə mˈɛdəl ʌv ˈɑːnɚ pˈoʊsthjuːməsli.
She was named for John Harlan Willis, a navy hospital corpsman who at Iwo Jima was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.