World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Shelton Dandridge, M.D.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ada, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AS HEAD OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. WORKED IN THE RECONDITIONING SERVICE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AT ASHBURN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS IN 1945-46. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.