World War II Honoree

Clayton Columbus Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Checotah, Oklahoma

Honored By

Billie Finch Williams

Relationship

Wife

SERGEANT, SERVED AS A MEDICAL CORPSMAN IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM SEPTEMBER 11, 1940 TO OCTOBER 8, 1945. ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY AT THE RECRUITING STATION IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AS WELL AS INITIAL MEDICAL TRAINING AT FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH IN SALT LAKE CITY. TRANSFERRED TO PENDLETON FIELD, IN PENDLETON, OREGON, WHERE HE SERVED IN THE 330TH SERVICE GROUP. WORKED AS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR IN A MEDICAL DISPENSARY, TRAINING SQUADRONS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. TRANSFERRED WITH THE 330TH TO SMOKEY HILL AIR BASE IN SALINA, KANSAS, WHICH WAS USED FOR PROCESSING AND STAGING HEAVY BOMBARDMENT UNITS GOING OVERSEAS AND WORKED IN A MEDICAL DISPENSARY FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS. SHIPPED TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND WORKED IN THE DISPENSARY AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. TRANSFERRED TO WARNER-ROBBINS FIELD IN MACON, GEORGIA AND RECEIVED MEDICAL-SURGERY FIELD TRAINING DURING PERIODIC BIVOUACS. HELPED SET UP A DISPENSARY TO TREAT SOLDIERS. SHIPPED TO SIOUX CITY, IOWA FOR STAGING TO THE OVERSEAS THEATRE, BUT THE WAR ENDED BEFORE UNIT WAS SHIPPED OUT. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON OCTOBER 8, 1945 IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA AFTER SERVING 5 YEARS AND 1 MONTH. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.