World War II Honoree

William Henry Harrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greenwood, South Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

GRADUATED FROM THE CITADEL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA IN 1941. INDUCTED INTO ARMY SERVICE IN THE SPRING OF 1941 AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE COAST ARTILLERY. AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, HE SERVED AS A BATTERY COMMANDER IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND ASTORIA, OREGON. THEN SERVED AS HEADQUARTERS COMMANDANT OF THE WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ATTENDED OFFICER TRAINING IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND WAS THEN TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WITH 6TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN MANILA IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND IN KYOTO, JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES AFTER THE WAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.