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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Willie Ladson Atkinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sumter, South Carolina

Honored By

John Perry Poole

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AT 18 YEARS OLD HE JOINED THE ARMY TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN WWII, SERVING UNDER GENERAL PATTON, WHILE SERVING IN FRANCE AND GERMANY, HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE, WITH THE SECOND WOUND NEARLY TAKING HIS LIFE AND COSTING HIM HIS LEFT ARM. HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS, INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART. FOLLOWING 18 MONTHS OF RECOVERY AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY.