World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Russell Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cushing, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED IN TRINIDAD AND THEN OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS SHEA. HIS SHIP WAS STRUCK BY A BOMB IN MAY, 1945 WHILE PARTICIPATING IN OPERATIONS OFF OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 13, 1945 WITH THE RATING OF RADIOMAN SECOND CLASS AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AFTER THE WAR AND SERVED UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.