World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond C. Hampton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greensboro, North Carolina
Honored By
Elsie G. Hampton
Relationship
Wife
HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE WITH THE 1ST ARMY, COMPANY L, 126TH INFANTRY. HE FOUGHT IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST BATTLE AND WAS TAKEN AS A POW NEAR GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 29,1944 AND PUT IN A WORK CAMP NEAR PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN 1945.