World War II Honoree

Frederick A. 'Fred' Daugherty

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN THE 45TH DIVISION, OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD IN 1934. INDUCTED INTO ACTIVE DUTY FEDERAL SERVICE WITH HIS DIVISION AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA ON FEBRUARY 16, 1940 WITH THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. MOVED TO FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1940. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION. STATIONED AT CAMP BARKELEY AT ABILENE, TEXAS BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 28, 1941 AND WENT TO BROWNWOOD, TEXAS FROM JUNE 1-13 1941 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIII CORPS TEXAS MANEUVERS. MOVED FROM CAMP BARKELEY TO MANSFIELD, LOUISIANA FROM AUGUST 4 TO OCTOBER 4, 1941 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOUISIANA MANEUVERS. LATER REASSIGNED TO THE SIXTH ARMY AND SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER FROM 1943-1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA, LEYTE, LUZON, AND SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER SERVICE STAR AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND RETIRED WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL.