World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Woodrow Beggs
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Greenville, South Carolina
Honored By
Wife Mary, Son Michael and Grandsons Jonathan & Patrick
U.S. MARINE CORPS. 4 YEARS, SERGEANT, RANGEFINDER OPERATOR, SERVED ON USS ENTERPRISE, HONORABLE DISCHARGE 9/9/41. U.S. ARMY 2 YEARS, Private First Class, SQUADRON 216TH ARMY AIR FORCE, ELLENBURG, WASHINGTON, RECEIVED 7 WEEKS INITIAL INSTRUCTION IN AIR CADET TRAINING, HQ WRIGHT FIELD, MILITARY POLICE, ASSISTED IN ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AND ORDER ON MILITARY RESERVATION. AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, HONORABLE DISCHARGE 11/21/45.