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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Willie l. Oglesby

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Girard, Georgia

Honored By

Ralph Oglesby

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE JANUARY 20, 1943 AT FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA. SERVED WITH THE 23RD INFANTRY ANTI-TANK COMPANY AS AMMUNITION HANDLER 504. ARRIVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER NOVEMBER 2, 1943. WOUNDED JUNE 17, 1944 IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. CARBINE MARKSMAN, M-1 RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER. DEPARTED THE EUROPEAN THEATER DECEMBER 18, 1944. DEPARTED SERVICE AT WELCH CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 27, 1945.