Son of Steward M. and Almer C. Atwood.
Harrison was married to Gladys Cinthia Atwood and they had one daughter together. The 1940 US Census shows him as Harrison, age 20 and his wife Gladys, age 16. They were living in rural Merry Green, Grant County, Arkansas where Harrison worked as a laborer.
Harrison attended Grapevine and Sheridan High Schools and afterwards was employed by the J.L. Williams and Sons Lumber Company. He entered the US Army on 4/9/1944 and was assigned to the Cavalry. He completed his basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and after seven months of training with Troop "N", 1st Cavalry Regiment, he was shipped out to the jungles of Burma on 11/9/1944. Harrison transferred to the field artillery after arriving overseas. He was killed in action on 1/26/1945. Harrison had been wounded twice previously before being killed.
Pvt William Harrison Atwood earned the following badges/decorations for his service to our country and the Allied cause in World War II:
- Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Marksmanship Badge
Harrison was married to Gladys Cinthia Atwood and they had one daughter together. The 1940 US Census shows him as Harrison, age 20 and his wife Gladys, age 16. They were living in rural Merry Green, Grant County, Arkansas where Harrison worked as a laborer.
Harrison attended Grapevine and Sheridan High Schools and afterwards was employed by the J.L. Williams and Sons Lumber Company. He entered the US Army on 4/9/1944 and was assigned to the Cavalry. He completed his basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and after seven months of training with Troop "N", 1st Cavalry Regiment, he was shipped out to the jungles of Burma on 11/9/1944. Harrison transferred to the field artillery after arriving overseas. He was killed in action on 1/26/1945. Harrison had been wounded twice previously before being killed.
Pvt William Harrison Atwood earned the following badges/decorations for his service to our country and the Allied cause in World War II:
- Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Marksmanship Badge
Son of Steward M. and Almer C. Atwood.
Harrison was married to Gladys Cinthia Atwood and they had one daughter together. The 1940 US Census shows him as Harrison, age 20 and his wife Gladys, age 16. They were living in rural Merry Green, Grant County, Arkansas where Harrison worked as a laborer.
Harrison attended Grapevine and Sheridan High Schools and afterwards was employed by the J.L. Williams and Sons Lumber Company. He entered the US Army on 4/9/1944 and was assigned to the Cavalry. He completed his basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and after seven months of training with Troop "N", 1st Cavalry Regiment, he was shipped out to the jungles of Burma on 11/9/1944. Harrison transferred to the field artillery after arriving overseas. He was killed in action on 1/26/1945. Harrison had been wounded twice previously before being killed.
Pvt William Harrison Atwood earned the following badges/decorations for his service to our country and the Allied cause in World War II:
- Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Marksmanship Badge
Harrison was married to Gladys Cinthia Atwood and they had one daughter together. The 1940 US Census shows him as Harrison, age 20 and his wife Gladys, age 16. They were living in rural Merry Green, Grant County, Arkansas where Harrison worked as a laborer.
Harrison attended Grapevine and Sheridan High Schools and afterwards was employed by the J.L. Williams and Sons Lumber Company. He entered the US Army on 4/9/1944 and was assigned to the Cavalry. He completed his basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, and after seven months of training with Troop "N", 1st Cavalry Regiment, he was shipped out to the jungles of Burma on 11/9/1944. Harrison transferred to the field artillery after arriving overseas. He was killed in action on 1/26/1945. Harrison had been wounded twice previously before being killed.
Pvt William Harrison Atwood earned the following badges/decorations for his service to our country and the Allied cause in World War II:
- Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- Marksmanship Badge
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