World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Randolph Hightower
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greenville, South Carolina
Honored By
Betty Lee Wilson Hightower
Relationship
Wife
42ND INFANTRY DIVISION (RAINBOW). TRANSFERRED TO AND DEPLOYED WITH COMPANY G, 313TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN APRIL 1944. INFANTRY, SQUAD LEADER; NORMANDY. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON 10-21-44. DISCHARGED ON AUGUST 15, 1945 AT CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA.