World War II Honoree

William Howard Woodall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Reidsville, North Carolina

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS ABOARD USS LST 680; NAVAL BARRACKS, SWAN ISLAND, PORTLAND, OREGON; RECEIVING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; RECEIVING STATION, COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE; COMMANDING OFFICER, 15TH NAVAL DISTRICT, BALBOA, CANAL ZONE; PROVOST MARSHALL, 15TH NAVAL DISTRICT; HEADQUARTERS, 9TH NAVAL DISTRICT, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; RECEIVING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 25; NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION, OCEANA, VIRGINIA; AND ATTACK SQUADRON FOUR ABLE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.