World War II Honoree

William Raymond 'Bill' Murlin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

OAMC, ROTC Class of 1943

SERVED IN THE ARMY RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS AT OKLAHOMA A&M COLLEGE AT STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA FROM SEPTEMBER, 1940 TO APRIL 5, 1943. SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVED AS A PRIVATE IN THE ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS WITH THE 1875TH SERVICE UNIT FROM JULY 1942 TO APRIL 5, 1943. INDUCTED AND CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON APRIL 6, 1943. REPORTED TO THE RECEPTION CENTER, FORT SILL, AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA ON APRIL 12, 1943. ASSIGNED TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BELVOIR, AT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA DURING THE PERIOD JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 1943. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER 1943 WITH THE RANK OF CORPORAL TO ACCEPT AN APPOINTMENT AS AN OFFICER. GRADUATED AND COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN SEPTEMBER 1943. ASSIGNED TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED TRAINING AND THEN SERVED WITH THE 1916TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AT MCDILL FIELD AT TAMPA, FLORIDA IN FEBRUARY, 1944. LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO KEY FIELD AT MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI IN THE AMERICAN THEATER. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT NICHOLS FIELD NEAR MANILA IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR BASES FROM 1945 TO JUNE 1946. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT AT SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER 1946. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.