World War II Honoree

Luther Thomas Poteet

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Etowah, Tennessee

Honored By

Dianne Poteet Maxwell

Relationship

Daughter

SERIAL # 34 936 385. ENTERED AS PRIVATE FROM NATIONAL GUARD UNIT COMPANY A, 278TH INFANTRY. SERVED IN EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN (HAS MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS) IN GERMANY FROM JULY 1944 TO OCTOBER 1945. PROMOTED TO STAFF SERGEANT SQUAD LEADER. ALSO RECEIVED BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.