World War II Honoree

William J. Orozco

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Michael Orozco

Relationship

Son

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE; 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION G-2. LANDED IN NORMANDY, D-DAY+1, 7 JUNE 1944. ADVANCED ACROSS WESTERN FRANCE TOWARDS GERMANY UNDER GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AT CAMP ELSENBORN RIDGE. CROSSED THE RHINE RIVER JUST SOUTH OF THE REMAGEN BRIDGE AND WHEN THE WAR ENDED HIS DIVISION WAS ASSIGNED TO V CORPS. TOWARDS V-DAY EUROPE, HE WAS IN PILZEN, CZECHOSLOVAKIA MAKING THE LINKUP WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY ADVANCING FROM THE EAST.