Ward D. McGill entered the United States Army through the draft at eighteen. After basic training, he was assigned to the Army Specialized Training Program at New Mexico A&M. When ...view moreWard D. McGill entered the United States Army through the draft at eighteen. After basic training, he was assigned to the Army Specialized Training Program at New Mexico A&M. When ASTP folded, he was sent to the Twelfth Armored Division and entered combat on December 7, 1944. He was wounded in action on Easter Sunday, 1945.view less