World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dave R. Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Arkansas City, Kansas
Honored By
Nina M. Williams
Relationship
Daughter
PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST WAVE OF THE BEACH LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT INVASION ON PELELIU ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE, ON SEPTEMBER 15TH OF 1944. HE WAS A SNIPER AND WAS WOUNDED BY AN EXPLOSION WHERE SHRAPNEL WAS IMBEDDED IN HIS NECK AND CHEST. BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT.