April 29, 1918 – December 2, 1990
William ‘Bill’ McCormick
Personal Information
Birthplace: Chapman, KS
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 1081st, Ordnance
Theater of Operation: American
Enlisted / Commissioned: Dec 29, 1941
Discharged: Oct 25, 1945
Honored By: Sisters, Margaret Gargan and Bernadine Dinges
Biography
Bill was one of four brothers (Ernest-Army, Harold-Navy SeaBees, and Raymond-Navy) who served in WWII. Bill enlisted on December 29, 1941. He was in the American Theater. Initially he was assigned to Aberdeen, Maryland, from 1941-1942. On April 10, 1942 he was sent to the Canal Zone and remained there until 1944. He then returned to Miami Beach, Florida, until his discharge on October 25, 1945. He received the American Defense Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
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