Anyone from Puryear or White Hall (a.k.a. Non-Reg Dorm-10 in the 70s) remember World War II and Korean War veteran, Dr. William Wallace Anthony? Some of you may have had him for Political Science. He taught at A&M until 2005.
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Dr. William Wallace Anthony
September 9, 1920 - December 18, 2014
Dr. William Wallace Anthony died on December 18, 2014 in Bryan, Texas.
Bill was born in Marblehead Massachusetts on September 9, 1920. His father was Luther Anthony, and his mother was Lillian Thibodeaux Anthony. He had one brother, Benjamin Franklin Anthony, and one sister, Fay Loveland Anthony. All of these members of his family are deceased.
Bill joined the Army on 19 November 1942 and later served as a Combat Medic in the Philippine Invasion during World War 2. During the Korean War he attained the rank of Master Sergeant (E-8), again serving as a Combat Medic. On 21 February 1952, during combat in Korea, he received a Battlefield Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps and was later wounded across the border in the vicinity of Tondul, North Korea. He was promoted to Major on 23 October 1962 and retired from the Army on 31 January 1965 after serving on active duty for over 22 years.