World War II Honoree

Paul Ray Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Haralson County, Georgia

Honored By

David P. Norton

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. COMBAT ENGINEERS. ENTERED THE ARMY SERVICE ON MAY 21, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON MAY 21, 1946. 32ND SIGNAL LIGHT CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND OKINAWA, JAPAN. STATIONED IN GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, HOLLAND, GERMANY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AR-600-AS AND MM RIFLE EXPERT AND SS CARBINE MARKMANSHIP BADGES. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 3 YEARS.