World War II Honoree

William 'Billy' Roy Coulter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Benton, Illinois

Honored By

Dawn D. Jensen

Relationship

Granddaughter

JOINED IN AUGUST 1943 AND SERVED UNTIL 1946 ON THE USS MAURICE J. MANUAL DE-351. TOURED IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTH AFRICA AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ANCHORED NEAR THE USS MISSOURI DURING THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND COLD WAR.