World War II Honoree

William James Rawlinson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Manning, South Carolina

Honored By

Nelson McLeod

Relationship

Cousin

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES ON 20 JANUARY 1942. TRAINED AT FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, MCDILL FIELD, FLORIDA, VENICE, FLORIDA, WAYCROSS FIELD, GEORGIA, AND GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. OVERSEAS SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1944 UNTIL 21 AUGUST 1945. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO SERVICE STARS FOR NORTHERN APENNINES AND PO VALLEY, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT, 346TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA ON 11 NOVEMBER 1945.