World War II Honoree

Ralph Mason Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pensacola, Florida

Honored By

Mildred Adams Williams, Lynn, Bebe & Marygaie

Relationship

Wife & Daughters

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A MEMBER OF COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 303RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 97TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TRIDENT). AFTER V-E DAY, THE 97TH DIVISION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR DUTY IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THEN OCCUPATION DUTY IN JAPAN. RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, JAPAN OCCUPATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.