World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne Huntley Wornom
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chandler, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED WITH THE DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. SAILED OVERSEAS FROM HAMPTON ROADS PORT OF EMBARKATION ON JUNE 3, 1943 AND ARRIVED IN NORTH AFRICA ON JUNE 22. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY CAMPAIGN AND THE ASSAULT ON SCOGLITTI, SICILY IN JULY, 1943; THE NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGN AND THE ASSAULT ON SALERNO, ITALY IN SEPTEMBER, 1943; THE ANZIO CAMPAIGN AND THE ASSAULT ON ANZIO, ITALY IN JANUARY, 1944. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON 2 OCCASIONS AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER. LATER SERVED IN THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION IN JAPAN.