WWII
Elmer Haywood Wilcox
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
August 4 1914
Date of Death
September 19 2001
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
July 18 1942 - December 7 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- New Guinea; Southern Philippines; Luzon
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Basic training at Camp Lee, Virginia
- Amphibian Division, Fort Ord, California
- Amphibious Training, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
- Amphibious Training, Camp Carrabelle, Florida
- Company B, 595th Amphibious Battalion
- Company B, 533rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment
- Discharged: Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars
- Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze stars
- American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Notes
US Army service number 34-353-847. Born; Cairo. Georgia. Home of record; South Broad St., Cairo, Georgia. Employed by Sheriff's Department; Licensed Funeral Director, Clark Funeral Home; Coroner for Grady County. Brother of Yeoman First Class David Pierce Wilcox, US Navy and Technical Sergeant James Herman Wilcox, US Army. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.