World War II Honoree

W. W. Moorhead

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Charles H. Jacobs

Relationship

Former co-worker

ENTERED SERVICE OCTOBER 31, 1942 AT FORT HAYES, OHIO AND SENT TO CAMP POLK, LOUISIANA. ASSIGNED TO THE 491ST ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 11TH ARMORED DIVISION FOR BASIC TRAINING. WAS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL IN MARCH 1943 AND ENROLLED IN OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA APRIL 1943. AFTER GRADUATING FROM OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT, WENT TO CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA AS AN INSTRUCTOR. IN SEPTEMBER 1943 WAS ASSIGNED TO 119TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP AT IRON MOUNTAIN FOR DESERT TRAINING AND MANEUVERS. IN MARCH 1944 LEFT FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA AND SAILED TO NEW CALEDONIA. WAS ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, 25TH DIVISION ARTILLERY. INVOLVED IN THE INVASION OF LUZON AT SAN FABIAN JANUARY 11, 1945. PROMOTED TO 1ST LIEUTENANT FEBRUARY 20, 1945 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 64TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION WITH DUTIES AS FORWARD OBSERVER, AIR OBSERVER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ENTERED REST CAMP AT TARLAC, LUZON JUNE 30, 1945. LEFT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ENTERED JAPAN OCTOBER 1945. SAILED FROM JAPAN, ARRIVED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON JANUARY 3, 1946. WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND SEPARATED FROM SERVICE JANUARY 11, 1946.