World War II Honoree

Paul M. Quilling

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Monroe City, Missouri

Honored By

Paula Joyce Morawitz

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED WITH COMPANY G, 362ND INFANTRY, 91ST DIVISION AS A MORTAR SQUAD GUNNER. INDUCTED NOVEMBER 1942 CAMP WHITE IN MEDFORD, OREGON, THEN WITH 91ST TO CAMP ADAIR IN NOVEMBER 1943. IN MAY 1944 ATTENDED AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING IN NORTH AFRICA. JULY 1944; ARNO RIVER CAMPAIGN IN ITALY. SEPTEMBER 1944; GOTHIC LINE CAMPAIGN AND NORTH OF FATA PASS. OCTOBER 2, 1944 AWARDED PURPLE HEART AND TWO BRONZE STARS . CONTINUED SERVING AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.