World War II Honoree

Ernest Garland Hobbs

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greensboro, North Carolina

Honored By

Elsa H. Hobbs

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED THE WAR IN EUROPE UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL PATTON IN FEBRUARY OF 1943. HE RECEIVED TWO MEDALS; THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS. THE LAST BATTLE, IN WHICH HE SERVED WAS THE NORMANDY INVASION. HE RECEIVED HIS HONORARY DISCHARGE IN NOVEMBER OF 1945.