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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Willard M. Cates

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Indianapolis, Indiana

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

HE JOINED THE ARMY IN JUNE, 1943. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 1284TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN FRANCE, AND ON INTO GERMANY. IN 1945 HE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, TO THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE DEPARTED EUROPE FROM MARSEILLES, FRANCE, WAS ABOARD A TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP FOR 43 DAYS, ARRIVING IN MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF WWII.