World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul P. Avants
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE FIELD ARTILLERY. PARTICIPATED IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGNS AND AT SALERNO, ITALY WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. WOUNDED IN ACTION AND EVACUATED TO BORDEN GENERAL HOSPITAL, CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA IN MARCH, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.