World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Franklin Eugene Rector
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cashion, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A CHAPLAIN IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION ARTILLERY. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY, AND NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND TWO PURPLE HEARTS FOR ACTIONS AT THE SALERNO BEACHHEAD IN ITALY.