World War II Honoree

Benic P. Hampton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Honored By

Betty Jane Hampton

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND BELGIUM WITH 106TH DIVISION. POW FOR 6 MONTHS IN GERMANY AFTER BEING CAPTURED ON DECEMBER 19, 1944. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART WITH CLUSTER, BRONZE STAR, POW MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. SERVED FROM MARCH 1943 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1945.