World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Doyce Wayne Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Blanchard, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 300TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON DECEMBER 3, 1943 AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 9, 1943. LANDED IN FRANCE ON JUNE 17, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AT NUREMBERG, GERMANY WHEN THE WAR ENDED. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.