World War II Honoree

Gene Warr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Yukon, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

AFTER GRADUATING FROM OKLAHOMA MILITARY ACADEMY, ENTERED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A RECONAISSANCE OFFICER IN GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. TOOK PART IN OPERATIONS IN GERMANY AND THE LIBERATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.