World War II Honoree

William Vincent O'Connor

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Troy, New York

Honored By

Margaret M. O'Keefe

Relationship

Daughter

TRAINED IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI AS A BASIC INFANTRYMAN. THEN SERVED IN GERMANY FROM 1943 TO 1946. FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS: THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL,THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH CLASP FOR GERMANY AND THE NEW YORK STATE MEDAL FOR MERIT.