WWII

Elzie F. Houston

Rate / Rank
PFC

Birthdate
November 18 1919

Date of Death
July 4 2006

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 3 1941 - January 20 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

New Guinea; Luzon, Philippines
Pacific Theater of Operations July 27, 1943 - October 5, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Basic Training; Camp Wheeler, Georgia.
Advanced Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman's Badge; Drivers and Mechanic Badge
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars

Notes

US Army service number 34-088-062. Home of record; Rt. 2, Cairo, Georgia. Employed by Oil Dry after World War II. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.