World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Evenden Gray 'Ted' Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honored By
Elizabeth McBride
SERVED IN THE 81ST INFANTRY DIVISION (WILDCATS NEVER QUIT) AS AN ARTILLERY MAN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, PALAU GROUP, LEYTE, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN (OCCUPATION DUTY IN AOMORI PREFECTURE).