World War II Honoree

Paul James Abernathy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Daughter

SERVED WITH 102ND INFANTRY DIVISION HEADQUARTERS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. SERVED AS OPERATIONS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER, SUPERVISING AS MANY AS 20 ENLISTED MEN IN THE OPERATION OF A G-3 SECTION IN FRANCE, HOLLAND AND GERMANY. SUPERVISED THE PREPARATION OF FIELD ORDERS, INCLUDING THE REPRODUCTION OF COPIES OF TACTICAL MAPS. SUPERVISED ALL DRAFTING COMPLETED IN THE HEADQUARTERS; MAINTAINED FILES OF ABSTRACTS, ORDERS AND JOURNALS. AS A DRAFTSMAN, DREW AND REPRODUCED, BY HECTOGRAPH PROCESS, SKETCHES FOR TRAINING PROBLEMS. POSTED SITUATION MAP.