Although much worse awaited him in North Africa, Bill’s trip there on the USS George Washington was miserable . He referred to it as “an...

For months now I’ve been trying to piece together the dates of Bill’s activities after he finished Basic Training to when his unit shipped o...

When Bill left home he travelled to Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky for his enlistment into the regular army. He enlisted on 2 November, 1942 ...

  Roots Bill grew up on his parent’s farm in Preble County, Ohio near the town of Eaton with three brothers and two sisters. The Clark’s...

Belgian Fourragère Image Source: U.S. Institute of Heraldry The first foreign decoration listed on Bill’s discharge is the Belg...

Presidential Unit Citation   Image Source: Wikipedia Commons One of the most notable decorations on Bill’s discharge is the D...

Over the next few posts, I’d like to take a closer look at some of the medals listed in Bill’s Honorable Discharge starting with his CIB. ...