Thomas Richard Williams, the son of Thomas and Agnes Williams, only had two years of high school and was working as a petroleum storage technician or welder, during World War II (WWII), when he enlisted into the army at the rank of private on 16 Mar 1943. At the time of his enlistment, Thomas was listed at 5’ 6” tall. Thomas served in the 556th Automatic Weapons Battalion, Headquarters Battery, in Europe from 1943 to 1945. During WWII, Thomas lost his right leg. He became an active life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Amputee Chapter 70, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1810 in Brentwood, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Dave,
I can tell you that your grandfather was in fact a welder, for the Dravo Corp., building LSTs on Neville Island prior to enlisting in the Army.
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