World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie Eugene Grantham
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hansville, Alabama
Honored By
Children
SERVED FROM 2/28/41 TO 11/7145. STATIONED AT SCHOFIELD BARRACKS IN HAWAII DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'G' 43RD INFANTRY DIVISION, 172ND INFANTRY IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS AS A DEMOLITION SPECIALIST 533 AND A M-1 RIFFLE SHARPSHOOTER. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.