World War II Honoree

Ward C. Woods

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bellevue, Michigan

Honored By

Mertie Woods & Pava Leyrer

Relationship

Wife & Niece

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVED IN ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. HE WAS COMBAT INFANTRYMAN SQUAD LEADER. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ITALY IN MAY 1944 AND IN GERMANY IN JANUARY 1945. AND HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.