World War II Honoree

William Moxley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Honored By

James Bradford

Relationship

Cousin

HE WAS SERVING IN THE PILOT/NAVIGATOR PROGRAM AT EAST TEXAS STATE TEACHER'S COLLEGE IN COMMERCE, TEXAS IN 1944 WHEN THAT PROGRAM WAS ABANDONED AND ITS MEMBERS PLACED IN THE INFANTRY. HE BEGAN ACTIVE DUTY ON MAY 9, 1944 AT CAMP WOLTERS, TEXAS. HE DID HIS TRAINING AT CAMP MAXIE NEAR PARIS, TEXAS PRIOR TO BEING SENT TO EUROPE WHERE HE SERVED WITH THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE SAW COMBAT DUTY WITH THAT DIVISION DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND INTO GERMANY SERVING UNTIL THE GERMAN SURRENDER. HE WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.