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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ross Alva Dawkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE ON OCTOBER 28, 1942 AND SERVED AS A CLERK TYPIST WITH A RIFLE INFANTRY UNIT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SAW ACTION IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND RHINELAND. EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.