World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William E. Warfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wheaton, Maryland
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: LIEUTENANT COLONEL. SERVED AS COMMANDER OF THE 1ST BATTALION, 115TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 29TH INFANTRY ‘BLUE AND GRAY’ DIVISION, U.S. 1ST ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD. WHILE EMBARKING FROM HIS LANDING CRAFT ASSAULT ‘LCA’, HE WENT ASHORE ON THE OMAHA NORMANDY BEACHHEAD. KILLED IN ACTION SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1044 IN THE VICINITY OF ST. LO AND TREVIERES, FRANCE. HE IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: SILVER STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART. THE SILVER STAR WAS BESTOWED UPON THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND VALOR IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY.