World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willard Milton Copeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Baldwyn, Mississippi
Honored By
Milton H. Copeland
Relationship
Son
MASTER SERGEANT WITH 23RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. ALSO WAS IN CHARGE OF A COMPANY OF ITALIAN PRISONERS OPERATING UNDER 'CONTINENTAL ADVANCE SECTION' IN FRANCE; WITH BASES STARTING IN MARSEILLES AND FOLLOWING THE FRONT TO DIJON, NANCY, SAAREBOURG AND FINALLY MANNHEIM GERMANY.