World War II Honoree

Robert Luther Compton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Roberta Jane Compton Murray & Charles Alton Carswell

Relationship

Daughter & Nephew

INDUCTED ON JULY 6, 1944; COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP WHEELER IN MACON, GEORGIA. ASSIGNED TO HEAVY WEAPONS PLATOON, 18TH MECHANIZED CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE, RECONNAISSANCE SQUAD, TROOP B; ARRIVED BELGIUM (THEN GERMANY, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE). REMAINED IN NORTHERN GERMANY UNTIL GERMANY SURRENDERED; RE-ASSIGNED TO JAPAN UNTIL JAPAN SURRENDERED. RETURNED TO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA. WHERE HE ATTAINED RANK OF MESS SERGEANT. AWARDED SHARPSHOOTERS MEDAL WITH M 1 RIFLE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON NOVEMBER 25, 1945.