World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Floyd Oliver
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Joppa, Alabama
Honored By
James O. Howell
Relationship
Nephew
DRAFTED BY THE MARINES, BUT WAS GIVEN A MEDICAL DISCHARGE FOR SPINAL ABNORMALITIES WHILE STILL AT BOOT CAMP. HE THEN JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINES AND SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN FERRYING SERVICE MEN AND MATERIAL.