World War II Honoree

Calvin Coolidge Dailey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Red Rock, Oklahoma

Honored By

Cinda R. Dailey

Relationship

Granddaughter

MEMBER OF THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 116TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. MADE THE D-DAY ASSAULT LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE, ON JUNE 6, 1944, AS A COMBAT MEDICAL AIDMAN. AWARDED THE COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR WITH TWO CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD AND FOUR BATTLE STARS, OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.