Howard E. Woodford


Howard E. Woodford was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during actions in the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945. He was killed in action while helping a Filipino guerrilla battalion repulse enemy forces.
He is buried in Akron, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Woodford, Howard E.

Rank and organization:Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company I, 130th Infantry, 33d Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Tabio, Luzon, Philippine Islands, June 6, 1945

Entered service at:Barberton, Ohio

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Namesake

A transport ship was named in his honor the Sgt. Howard E. Woodford. Woodford elementary school in Barberton, Ohio, is also named in his honor.