World War II Honoree

William Wolford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Mary Lucille Foley Wolford, Larry, Ronald, Kimberly, Cynthia, Sherrie

Relationship

Wife and Family

SERGEANT, SQUAD LEADER, INDUCTED 6 APRIL 1943, SERIAL 35701164, COMPANY C, 194TH GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 17TH AIRBORNE, LIGHT MORTAR CREWMAN 607. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND 20 AUGUST 1944, SERVED IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR, GLIDER BADGE, EXPERT INFANTRY BADGE, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE ARROWHEAD FOR AIRBORNE INVASION INTO WESSEL, GERMANY, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DEPARTED EUROPE 18 DECEMBER 1945, DATE OF SEPARATION 7 JANUARY 1946.