World War II Honoree

Otis Niblett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Troy, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED AS A SKI TROOPER WITH THE 10TH MOUNTAIN 'MOUNTAINEERS' DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. STAGED WITH HIS UNIT AT CAMP PATRICK HENRY, AT ORIANA, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 27, 1944 AWAITING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. SAILED FROM THE HAMPTON ROADS PORT OF EMBARKATION ON JANUARY 6, 1945 AND ARRIVED IN ITALY LATER THAT MONTH. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. HIS UNIT WAS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF TREMOSINE IN LOMBARDIA, ITALY WHEN HOSTILITIES ENDED IN ITALY ON MAY 2, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.