World War II Honoree

Clifford Brooks Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Drumright, Oklahoma

Honored By

Department of Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart

ENTERED SERVICE IN U.S. ARMY ON 16 AUGUST 1944 AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. EARNED M1, MKM (MARKSMAN) AND 57 MM (MACHINE GUN) EXPERT QUALIFICATIONS AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. SERVED AS ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN (610) WITH 30TH HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT SPECIAL TROOPS, 2ND ARMY, IN THE ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE, AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. WOUNDED 10 MARCH 1945 IN GERMANY. MEDALS AWARDED INCLUDE: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.