World War II Honoree

Walter F. Hill

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret.

JOINED ARMY AT SPOKANE, WASHINGTON ON DECEMBER 5, 1942. ORDERED TO FORT MACARTHUR, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FOR ARMY TESTS AND ORIENTATION. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP CALLAN, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ATTENDED NATIONAL RADIO SCHOOL AT LOS ANGELES AND THEN ARMY SIGNAL CORPS SCHOOL AT CAMP MURPHY, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA FOR TRAINING ON ADVANCED 584 RADAR SYSTEM. AFTER TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED TO ANTI-AIRCRAFT SCHOOL AT CAMP DAVIS, NORTH CAROLINA. FINAL ASSIGNMENT WAS AT CAMP GORDON, GEORGIA, AT THE BASE HOSPITAL, SUPPORTING INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER. DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 12, 1946. EARNED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.