World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. B. Ball
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON MARCH 18, 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN SCOTLAND, ENGLAND AND FRANCE. ALSO WAS WITH EXPEDITIONARY FORCES WHEN THEY LANDED NEAR CASABLANCA IN NORTH AFRICA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 24, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. RECALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.