World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Thomas 'Bill' Porter
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE. ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AND UPON GRADUATION WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED FOR 3 1/2 YEARS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.