World War II Honoree

R. B. Badgett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Seminole, Oklahoma

Honored By

Lela A. Badgett

Relationship

Wife

SERVED IN COMPANY C, 114TH INFANTRY, 44TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER; GERMANY, FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. RETURNED TO U.S. ON SHIP HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH WHICH SAILED FROM GOURACK, SCOTLAND, JULY 15, 1945. RECEIVED THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND PURPLE HEART.