World War II Honoree

William Smith Arend

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Marguerite Lynch

Relationship

Sister

STUDIED ROTC WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. SECOND LIEUTENANT WHEN HE GRADUATED. PROMOTED TO FIRST LIEUTENANT WHILE SERVING IN THE RESERVE ARMY. CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY ON MAY 21, 1941 AND ASSIGNED TO CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE AT CAMP DAVIS HE SERVED IN THE COAST ARTILLERY. COMMANDANT OF THE MILITARY POLICE AND LATER TAUGHT MATH IN OFFICER'S CANDIDATE SCHOOL. SENT TO FORT BLISS, TEXAS, THEN TO CAMP MAXEY, TEXAS. NEXT HE WAS SENT TO FORT BENNING, GEORGIA WHERE HE WENT TO SCHOOL. NEXT HE WAS ASSIGNED TO FORT HOOD, TEXAS. FROM FORT HOOD HE WAS TO BE SENT OVERSEAS TO JAPAN. A SHIP-OUT PHYSICAL SENT HIM TO A HOSPITAL IN BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH FOR TREATMENT OF PLANTER'S WARTS. AFTER A FOUR MONTH HOSPITAL STAY, THE WAR WITH JAPAN WAS OVER. HE WAS DISCHARGED APRIL 16, 1946 AND SENT HOME. CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE RESERVE ARMY AND WAS PROMOTED FIRST TO MAJOR THEN TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL.