World War II Honoree

James Stitt Corbitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dresden, Tennessee

Honored By

Betty Corbitt Callis

Relationship

Daughter

IN 1940 HE WAS ACTIVATED WITH THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT WITH COMPANY K, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH OLD HICKORY DIVISION. HE SERVED IN THE 630TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION, THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION SKI TROOPS, AND THE 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE COMMANDED A BATTALION OF THE 305TH INFANTRY IN HAKKAIDO, JAPAN, ARMY OF OCCUPATION. HE ROSE TO COLONEL WITH THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD AS GROUP COMMANDER OF THE SUPPORT COMMAND OF THE 30TH ARMORED DIVISION, FIRST UNIT IN TENNESSEE AT WAR'S END.