Williams, Jospeh H., 4/8/1999
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Joseph H. Williams recounts his memories of World War II. He states that he entered the Army when he was fifteen years old and trained as a artilleryman and later an infantryman. His first duty assignment was for three years at Hawaii at Schofield Barracks. Williams left the Army in 1939 to work with his father in Front Royal, Virginia. He talks about his re-enlistment eight months later and his assignment and promotions within the 47th Infantry, 9th Division at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Williams discusses the battles that he was engaged in during the war. He speaks in detail about his first combat experience in French Morocco and when he received his field commission while serving in Sicily. Williams explains his role in France and his being wounded at St. Lo. He was sent back to the states until early 1946 when he returned to the 47th in Germany. Williams remained in the Army and retired in 1958 as a lieutenant colonel. OHP Control Number 0670
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