World War II Honoree

Elmus Earl Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Honored By

Sharon West & Pauletta Proffitt

Relationship

Daughters

SERVED DECEMBER 11, 1942 TO JANUARY 10, 1946, 785TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION AS RADIO OPERATOR AND DRIVER; RANK TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE, FOR 9 MONTHS. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, IE SHIMA AND OKINAWA, FOR 5 MONTHS. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.