World War II Honoree

Louis York Nisbet

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Madisonville, Kentucky

Honored By

Linda Nisbet Oliver

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN 1940. SERVED OVERSEAS FROM JANUARY 6, 1942 TO JULY 13, 1945. SERVED ON AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT HALF-TRACK CREW, FIRST UNDER GENERAL MARK CLARK, THEN UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. PARTICIPATED IN BEACHHEAD LANDINGS AT ORAN, SICILY, ITALY AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. FOUGHT IN MAJOR BATTLES IN ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, NAPLES, FOGGIA, ROME, ARNO, RHINELAND AND GERMANY. WOUNDED IN GERMANY AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JULY 13, 1945. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 8 BRONZE STARS, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON AND THE PURPLE HEART.