World War II Honoree

Rawson Haverty, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

Charles Henry Atkinson

Relationship

Vietnam Veteran

DRAFTED IN 1942, HE WAS A DECORATED COMMANDER OF THE 3RD AND 11TH DIVISION TANK CORPS. D-DAY PLUS 6, HE LANDED AT NORMANDY AND WENT ON TO FIGHT IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY, WHERE HIS UNIT MET THE RUSSIANS AT THE ELBE RIVER. HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, BELGIUM MILITARY DECORATIONS, THE CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM AND THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH FOUR CAMPAIGN STARS AMONG OTHER AWARDS.