World War II Honoree

William B. Monks

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Honored By

BSA Troop 9 Weymouth & R. M. Thomas

Relationship

Friends

RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EAST THEATER RIBBON WITH NINE CAMPAIGN STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED WITH THE 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE IN ITALY ABOARD A B-24 LIBERATOR. CORPORAL. PARTICIPATED IN ALL CAMPAIGNS OF THE GROUP, THE MOST OUTSTANDING WERE THE LOW-LEVEL PLOESTI, ROMANIA BOMBING ASSAULT AND THE GROUP'S DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE BRITISH ARMY THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.