World War II Honoree

Samuel Odell Pence

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Middletown, Ohio

Honored By

J. Larry Helton, Jr.

Relationship

Grandson

DRAFTED ON FEBRUARY 24, 1944 AND INDUCTED AT FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY. STAFF SERGEANT; BATTERY D, 470TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AIR WARNING BATTALION. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, AND SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LUZON. RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT SEPARATION CENTER, CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA ON JANUARY 5, 1946.