World War II Honoree

William Carl Nixon

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

VOLUNTEERED FOR THE NAVAL AVIATION CADET PROGRAM AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON AUGUST 11, 1943 AT NAVAL AIR STATION, LAMBERT FIELD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. TRANSFERRED TO NAVY V-12 UNIT (COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM), MURRAY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, KENTUCKY, ON DECEMBER 23, 1943. TRANSFERRED TO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR BOOT CAMP AND RECLASSIFICATION AS SEAMAN SECOND CLASS. TRANSFERRED TO NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA FOR SPECIALIZATION AS A STOREKEEPER, DISBURSING. ASSIGNED TO AND SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT II AT NAVAL AIR STATION, BARBERS POINT, HAWAII TERRITORY. RETURNED TO NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER ON THE ADMINISTRATION STAFF. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A STOREKEEPER, DISBURSING, THIRD CLASS ON APRIL 30, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.