World War II Honoree

Delbert Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON DECEMBER 3, 1943 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TRAINED AS A RIFLEMAN AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON JUNE 16, 1944 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ENTERED COMBAT WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION ON JULY 6, 1944 AND SERVED THROUGH THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. EARNED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1945 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.