World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William D. Patterson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Noank, Connecticut
Honored By
The Patterson Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH BATTERY D, 80TH AIRBORNE ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION AS A GUN CREWMAN LIGHT ARTILLERY IN THE ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.