World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie Forest Monday
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Angier, North Carolina
Honored By
Virginia Partin Monday
Relationship
Wife
AIR OBSERVATION (LIAISON) PILOT, FIELD ARTILLERY. ENLISTED JUNE 28, 1940. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT JULY 15, 1943. COMPLETED FLIGHT TRAINING AND RATED LIAISON PILOT OCTOBER 22, 1943. SEPARATED FROM SERVICE WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN JANUARY 12, 1946. SERVED IN SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN LANDING AT LEYTE, PHILIPPINES ON OCTOBER 20, 1944. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND AIR MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.