World War II Honoree

Warren F. Prescott

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE AND ASSIGNED TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. GRADUATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1943 AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT OF INFANTRY. ASSIGNED TO THE 320TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 35TH INFANTRY ‘SANTA FE’ DIVISION. STAGED AT CAMP KILMER IN STELTON, NEW JERSEY WITH HIS UNIT ON MAY 4, 1944 AWAITING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. SAILED FROM NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON MAY 12TH AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON MAY 26, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGNS. LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH AT NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JULY 7, 1944. ATTACKED ON THE COTENTIN PENINSULA TOWARD AN AREA NORTH OF THE CITY OF SAINT LO AND REACHED THE PONT HEBERT-SAINT LO HIGHWAY. THEN LED IN ATTACKS THROUGH WELL-DEFENDED HEDGEROWS TOWARD SAINT LO. SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED NUMEROUS GERMAN COUNTERATTACKS AND ASSISTED IN TAKING THE CITY ON JULY 18, 1944. TOOK PART IN CLEARING OPERATIONS ALONG THE HIGH GROUND TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LO AND CROSSED THE VIRE RIVER ON AUGUST 2, 1944. FOUGHT IN THE MORTAIN-AVRANCHES CORRIDOR AGAINST A GERMAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 12, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.