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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William E. Potts

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Heavener, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY 6 WEEKS AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH A CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL.