WWII

Willard Herman Vickers

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
July 28 1924

Date of Death
June 4 2002

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 15 1943 - February 11 1947

Conflicts & Campaigns

Rhine River; Holland and Germany. Joined with Russian forces
at the Elbe River.

Significant Duty Stations

Basic Training Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia.
Company B, 29th Infantry Division, 115th Infantry Regiment.

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze stars
Purple Heart (Wounded; France July 11, 1944); World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-829-807. Born; Havana, Gadsden County, Florida. Attended Grady County schools. Burial; Magnolia Cemetery, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia.