World War II Honoree

William Boyd Allred

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Greensboro, North Carolina

Honored By

G. Howard Allred

Relationship

Brother

PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS , NAVY MEDIC WITH THE MARINE CORPS. ACTIVE ON D-DAY AT NORMANDY WITH THE NAVY, BRINGING WOUNDED TROOPS BACK TO ENGLAND. HIS SHIP WAS SUNK. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHERE HE SERVED IN A 2ND MARINE DIVISION HOSPITAL IN THE SAIPAN-TINIAN CAMPAIGN. HIS UNIT LANDED IN JAPAN AFTER THE WAR WHERE HE SERVED IN NAGASAKI AND SASEBO AREA MILITARY HOSPITALS.