World War II Honoree

Walter Scott Hendren

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Memphis, Tennessee

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

HE GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 1941 AND BEGAN INTERNSHIP AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1942 AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN- MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY AND ARDENNES-ALSACE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CAMPAIGNS AND THE RELIEF OF GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.