William E. Dycus was inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on January 21, 1942.

He was attached to Battery B, 755th Field Artillery Battalion. (William had served previously with the ERC from June 8, 1940 until October 26, 1941.) He was in battles for: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge). Wounded at Zweifall, Germany late in the campaign, his awards included: the Purple Heart Mdal; the European-African-Mideastern Theater Ribbon with 5 bronze battle stars and the Good Conduct Medal. William served overseas from January 18, 1944 until September 26, 1945. His highest rank held was sergeant. William was honorably discharged at Camp Atterbury, Indiana on September 29, 1945.