World War II Honoree

William Mandeville Dunsmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tacoma, Washington

Honored By

Bill and Lori Dunsmore

Relationship

Son and Daughter-in-Law

A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS ON AN ASSAULT BOAT CREW THAT WAS ABOARD THE USS THOMAS JEFFERSON, AN AMPHIBIOUS PERSONAL ASSAULT SHIP. HE WAS AMONG THE 1ST WAVE OF AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT UPON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY IN NORTHERN FRANCE JUNE 6, 1944 AND WAS WOUNDED. AFTER HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND, HE WENT ON TO INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE TO FINISH FIGHTING. USS THOMAS JEFFERSON MADE IT'S WAY BACK TO THE STATES, WHERE HE WAS IN HOSPITAL AGAIN. HE BOARDED SHIP AGAIN AND WENT TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AND WAS IN INVASION OF OKINAWA, APRIL, 1945. ALL OF THIS AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD AND WAS GIVEN A PURPLE HEART FOR HIS WOUNDS IN NORMANDY.