World War II Honoree

Rex Rice Hart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greenville, South Carolina

Honored By

Monte Arthur Hart

Relationship

Nephew

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY SEPTEMBER 18, 1940. HE WAS LISTED AS HAVING SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN THEATER JULY 26, 1941 TO OCTOBER 28, 1943; EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MAY 12, 1944 TO JUNE 16, 1945, INCLUDING NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, AND THE GERMAN RHINELAND. AWARDED BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 25, 1944 AND WAS IN AN ARMY HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. HE SERVED IN PANAMA before 1940, entering service about 1937 AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC BEFORE GOING TO EUROPE.