World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Meadors Minick
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Saluda County, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS AN INFANTRY MACHINE GUN PLATOON TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH THE 83RD INFANTRY 'THUNDERBOLT' DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.