World War II Honoree

James S. Winn III

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Michigan

Honored By

Fellow Veteran

HE ENLISTED IN THE AIR CORPS SOON AFTER GRADUATING, BUT DID NOT PASS THE PHYSICAL. WHILE EMPLOYED IN FLINT, HE WAS DRAFTED AND ENTERED THE SERVICE AUGUST 16, 1942. HE WAS PLACED IN THE INFANTRY AND TRAINED AT FORT F. E. WARREN, WYOMING; FORT CROOK, NEBRASKA; AND CAMP PERRY, OHIO. HE HAD BEEN PROMOTED TO CORPORAL WHEN HE BECAME ILL AND WAS SENT TO PERCY JONES HOSPITAL IN BATTLE CREEK, WHERE HE WAS A PATIENT FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. HIS COMPANY WAS SENT TO FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS WHILE HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND WHEN HE ARRIVED AT FORT CHAFFEE, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE AIR CORPS. HE WENT OVERSEAS ON OCTOBER 15, 1944. HE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR NATION ON APRIL 7, 1945 IN GERMANY.