World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel J. Ford, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Asheville, North Carolina
Honored By
Clara Burke Ford
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN IN A MILITARY ORGANIZATION FIRING ALL TYPES OF HAND AND SHOULDER WEAPONS TO DESTROY ENEMY PERSONNEL AND ASSISTED IN CAPTURING AND HOLDING ENEMY POSITIONS. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND JAPAN. SERVED IN INFANTRY IN I CORPS 24TH DIVISION.