Soldier Details

Division:

Army
7th Division 32nd Infantry

Theater of Operation:

Pacific

Served:

Oct 18, 1944 - Nov 3, 1946

Honored By:

Wife Dorothy L. Potts Children John & Cyndi Potts, Cynthia Desroschers

Biography

I had Occupation duty in Okinawa. I was the first troop to step onto Okinawa. We walked right into the Japanese not knowing if they would fire on us or not. They had signed a peace treaty and were OK. It was our job to be on guard duty while getting them back to Japan via ships.