World War II Honoree

Kendrick Harrison Folsom, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Phoenix City, Alabama

Honored By

Joe Feaster

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

HE, ALONG WITH FOUR OF HIS BROTHERS AND HIS FATHER, SERVED HONORABLY DURING WWII. MEMBER OF THE 36TH DIVISION, 141ST INFANTRY AS RADIO OPERATOR. HE FIRST LANDED IN NORTHERN AFRICA THEN WENT ON TO ITALY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD. WOUNDED ON TWO OCCASIONS. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR MULTIPLE WOUNDS AND THE BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. AS A RESULT OF LEADING A GROUP OF MEN TO SAFETY WHO HAD BEEN TRAPPED BEHIND GERMAN LINES, HE WAS GIVEN THE NICKNAME 'THE RAPIDO KID'.