World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Clinton Wells
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Smithville, Texas
Honored By
Dorothy Wells Crouch
Relationship
Sister
HE WAS A PARATROOPER WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE SCREAMING EAGLES. HE PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY AND JUMPED INTO NORMANDY BEHIND THE LINES AT UTAH BEACH. HE LATER JUMPED INTO HOLLAND AND WAS WOUNDED. HE ALSO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND AT BASTOGNE.