World War II Honoree

Joe Glen Artrip

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clintwood, Virginia

Honored By

Ms. Barbara J. Macey

Relationship

Daughter

DESPERATELY WANTED TO JOIN THE ARMY TO HELP DEFEND HIS COUNTRY, AS HE WAS TOO YOUNG, HE USED A FORGED PARENTAL CONSENT DOCUMENT FOR INDUCTION. DADDY WENT FROM VIRGINIA TO FORT BRAG, NORTH CAROLINA FOR TRAINING. NEXT HE WAS SENT TO NEW YORK; MISSOULI, MONTANA; YAKIMA, WASHINGTON; AND FINALLY TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. FROM CALIFORNIA, DADDY WAS SENT TO THE PACIFIC WHERE HE SERVED AS A 'STAGER' IN THE PACIFIC. HE WAS STATIONED IN OKINAWA, JAPAN; NEW GUINEA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; THE PHILLIPEAN ISLANDS AND HAWAII. LIKE MANY OTHER VETRANS OF WWII, DADDY RARELY SPOKE OF THE WAR. BUT,HE WAS SO VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SERVED THIS GREAT COUNTRY AND HE NEVER PASSED AN AMERICAN FLAG WITHOUT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. DADDY LEFT HOME A 'YOUNG BOY' AND RETURNED A MAN FAR MORE MATURE THAN HIS YEARS WOULD INDICATE. HIS GRAND- CHILDREN, JOSEPH AND SUZAN MACEY AND I, SPEAK OF HIS DEDICATION WITH PRIDE.