World War II Honoree

Arthur Judson 'A.J.' Willis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Omega, Georgia

Honored By

Ann W. Roberts

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED APRIL 1944 TO JUNE 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. LANDED IN FRANCE DECEMBER 5, 1944 AND WAS LATER CAPTURED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. MARCHED TO A CAMP IN ORB, GERMANY. LIBERATED APRIL 1945. RECEIVED THE POW MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND MARKSMANSHIP BADGE.