World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William T. Atkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gales Ferry, Connecticut
Honored By
The Atkins Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 321ST BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 447TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP AS A BOMBARDIER IN AIR COMBAT BALKANS, PO VALLEY AND NORTHERN APENNINES. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.