William Henry Edwin Nock, Jr. entered the gates of Heaven October 17th. He was the only son of William Henry Edwin Nock and Mary Susan Mears Nock; born on February 24, 1925 in Delmar, Maryland. Bill had two younger sisters, Tresa Nock Wilkinson and Jacque Nock Nichols. After graduating from Delmar Maryland High School, Bill married Ruth Esther Green Nock and was drafted into the US Army Air Force. He served as a waist gunner on a B-24 in the Eighth Air Force. He flew on the Niagara Special and the Dugan for 28 missions during the War in Europe. He was aboard the Niagara Special when it was shot down over the Moselle River during the Battle of the Bulge. Bill worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad twice. He was a caller before the war and later in life was a freight brakeman and conductor. He worked for the railroad for a total of twenty years. Bill also was a route salesman for Frihofers Baking Company and NuWay Dry Cleaners. He owned and operated Nock's Esso Station in Mardela Springs, Maryland. Bill opened the Salisbury and Pocomoke area for Mills Dairy of Cambridge, Maryland. He grew the business to a three truck operation. After retiring from the railroad, Bill worked at Short Funeral Home in Delmar and Bullock Funeral in Sumter, SC. He was a member of the Delmar Volunteer Fire Department and the Delmar VFW. His mother, father, sisters and beloved wife predeceased Bill. He is survived by his only son, William Henry Edwin Nock, III who is married to Linda Hughes Nock, his two granddaughters Susan Nock Clark, married to William Scott Clark, and Meredith Nock Partridge, and three great-grandchildren, Anna Wallace Clark, William Hunter Hughes Clark, and Nancy Stewart Partridge. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at St. Stephens Cemetery in Delmar. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.