World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cecil Lee Ogburn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Prairie City, Iowa
Honored By
Beatrice Ogburn
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED INTO SERVICE NOVEMBER 2, 1942 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED DECEMBER 26, 1945 AS A TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE WITH THE 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION. FOUGHT IN LEYTE AND OKINAWA. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART.