World War II Honoree

Ira Clement Prewitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Altus, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert C. Prewitt

Relationship

Son

AS A MEDICAL SUPPLY OFFICER, SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS 4 YEARS, ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS MEDICAL DEPOTS AND GENERAL HOSPITALS. WHEN THE WAR ENDED HE WAS ASKED TO REMAIN AN EXTRA YEAR TO COLLECT, STORE AND DISPOSE OF ALL ARMY MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN ENGLAND. HE DID THIS BY GATHERING THE SUPPLIES AT WHAT BECAME THE LARGEST MEDICAL SUPPLY DEPOT IN THE WORLD AND THEN DISTRIBUTING THEM TO THE WAR-RAVAGED AND NEEDY COUNTRIES.