World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Hawk Daniels
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milton, Louisiana
Honored By
Donna D. Wakeman
Relationship
Family
ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND VOLUNTEERED FOR THE 101ST AIRBORNE, WAS PROMOTED INTO THE OFFICER RANKS, THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICE (OSS) AND PARACHUTED INTO FRANCE TO SERVE AS LIAISON TO THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND UNTIL LIBERATION. BY THE END OF THE WAR HAD ACHIEVED THE RANK OF MAJOR.