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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Effron Avery Williams, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hyde County, North Carolina

Honored By

An Indebted American

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Activity During WWII

CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1942. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE INFANTRY. SERVED IN PANAMA, AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. WHILE IN NEW GUINEA, WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE INFANTRY TO THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN. RECIPIENT OF AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946.