World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Billie O. Ham
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Payne County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED WITH COMPANY I, 179TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH DIVISION, OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD FROM 1940-1941. STATIONED AT FORT SILL, LAWTON, OKLAHOMA AND CAMP BARKELEY, ABILENE, TEXAS. RELEASED FROM SERVICE SEPTEMBER 26, 1941. INDUCTED INTO SERVICE AGAIN APRIL 2, 1942. STATIONED AT CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS; CAMP LIVINGSTON, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA; CAMP CARRABELLE, FLORIDA AND CAMP PICKETT, BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA. SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH COMPANY A, 103RD ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY 'KEYSTONE' DIVISION OCTOBER 8, 1943. STAGED IN ENGLAND FROM 1943-1944. WOUNDED IN ACTION AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT. AWARDED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.