World War II Honoree

Dale Watson Mullins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Whitesburg, Kentucky

Honored By

Major Mark C. Mullins

Relationship

Son

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY ON FEBRUARY 2, 1943 (GROUNDHOG DAY). SERVED 9 MONTHS IN ENGLAND BEFORE THE ALLIED INVASION IN FRANCE. WENT IN AT OMAHA BEACH, THEN INTO PARIS, AND WAS WOUNDED IN NANCY, FRANCE. HE WAS ALSO IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AFTER SERVING IN EUROPE, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE HE WAS STATIONED FOR 6 MONTHS. HE LEFT THE ARMY IN JANUARY 1946 AT THE RANK OF SERGEANT. MEDALS RECEIVED WERE: PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, ARMY OCCUPATION WWII (GERMANY), ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WORLD WAR II VICTORY, SHARPSHOOTER (RIFLE) AND GOOD CONDUCT.