World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William George Batchelder, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Medina, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN 1942. SHIPPED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC. STATIONED FOR THREE YEARS IN AUSTRALIA IN THE QUARTERMASTER DIVISION AND IN NEW GUINEA IN THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL DIVISION. ROSE TO THE RANK OF FIVE STRIPE SERGEANT. SERVED FOR THREE YEARS. LEFT OVERSEAS TO RETURN HOME ON THE DAY THE PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED.