World War II Honoree

Opal Jewel Polk

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Puckett, Mississippi

Honored By

Jimmy K. Polk

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED FROM MAY 16, 1942 TO OCTOBER 7, 1945. HONORABLE DISCHARGE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 43RD DIVISION, 36TH INFANTRY OF THE ARMY. NON-COMBAT SUPPORT ROLE. LONGSHOREMAN IN ICELAND WHERE HE HELPED TO LOAD AND UNLOAD CARGO ON ALLIED SHIPPING BOUND FOR AND COMING FROM THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HELPED TO THWART GERMAN SABOTEURS ATTEMPTING TO HARM THE USS ALABAMA WHICH WAS DOCKED THERE, BEING READIED FOR INITIAL D-DAY INVASION. ALSO SERVED IN GREENLAND, ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. RECEIVED WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. HIGHEST ATTAINED RANK: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERIAL NUMBER 34276829.