World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William C. Beston
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
East Syracuse, New York
Honored By
William C. Beston
INDUCTED OCTOBER 1940. STATIONED AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. SENT TO HAWAII DECEMBER 1941. RETURNED TO U.S. OCTOBER 1942. ATTENDED MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS), GRADUATED 2ND LIEUTENANT FEBRUARY 1943. SERVED AS PLATOON LEADER AND INSTRUCTOR, MEDICAL TRAINING CENTER, CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. TRANSFERRED TO ASSISTANT BATTALION SURGEONS SCHOOL CAMP BARKLEY, TEXAS. SERVED AS SHIPS SURGEON, ARMY TRANSPORT SHIP, TRAVELED TO NORTH AFRICA APRIL 1944. RETURNED TO PIER SUPERINTENDENT. ARMY BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1945, CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA.