World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ora Lewis Waltman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SAILED OVERSEAS FROM NEW YORK OCTOBER 8, 1943 AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND OCTOBER 18, 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH COMPANY H, 23RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY 'INDIANHEAD' DIVISION. LANDED IN FRANCE JUNE 12, 1944. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY). HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT.