World War II Honoree

Hosea Lorenzo Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Attapulgas, Georgia

Honored By

Charles Henry Atkinson

JOINED U.S. ARMY AND SERVED WITH 3RD ARMY ATTACHED TO GENERAL GEORGE PATTON IN EUROPE AND WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF A 13-MAN PLATOON HIT BY A SHELL IN FRANCE. WHILE BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THE AMBULANCE WAS ALSO HIT AND ONCE AGAIN HE WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR. REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 13 MONTHS AND WAS PERMANENTLY DISABLED. WHILE ON LEAVE TO VISIT FAMILY DURING RECUPERATION, HE WAS BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD AFTER DRINKING FROM THE ONLY WATER FOUNTAIN IN A SEGREGATED BUS STATION.