World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Homer J. Elderton, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Homer Elderton
ENTERED DECEMBER 29, 1942, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. TRAINED AT ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA; MILITARY POLICE AT HARRINGTON AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS; CAMP KILMORE, NEW JERSEY; AND ENGLAND. SERVED AT NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND STATE OF MISSOURI JUBILEE OF LIBERTY CITATION FOR SERVING AT D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 18, 1945, KELLY FIELD, TEXAS.