This information is contributed by Bill Umphlett

William Penn Hicks, Jr. was in World War II, the Normandy invasion, "D" Day. 
He survived the landing, was wounded three times, in his lips, his right ear lobe, 
and his right heel. He never talked too much about the war except he said it was 
a long walk from the beach to Germany.

Name:                        William Penn Hicks Jr. - 46
 
Birth Date:                   30 Sep 1922
Birth Place:                  Halifax Co. Virginia
 
Death Date:                   21 Dec 1972
 
Burial Place:                 Elmwood Cem. Henderson, N.C.
 
Occupation:                   Soldier WWII/Indep. Trucker/Greyhound Bus Co.
Education:                    Graduation From Tuberville High School, Virginia
Religion:                     Congregational Chrisitian
 
Father:                        William Penn Hicks - 3208 
Mother:                        Carrie Dickens Hicks - 3209 
 
Spouse:                        Mary Vashti Newman Hicks - 33
Marriage Date:                 27 Nov 1949
Children:                      William David - 185
                               Dorothy McGill - 186

















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