World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Clark Petty
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Washington, New Jersey
Honored By
Shirley A. 'Petty' Mitchell
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON SELECTED IN THE DRAFT IN WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY IN 1941. AFTER BASIC TRAINING AND ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING AT FORT BENNING. HE ROSE TO SERGEANT, SELECTED FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT, HE WAS SENT TO FRANCE WHERE HE HANDLED PERSONNEL PROCESSING IN AND OUT OF FRANCE IN 1945.