World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orville R. Abney
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kentucky
Honored By
8th Armored Division Association
Relationship
Comrades
Served with the 8th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations, 1944-1945, in Company A, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion. Army Service Number - 35869513. Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge. Transferred to the 8th Armored Division per Army Air Force, Special Order #94, dated 20 April 1944.