World War II Honoree

Carl W. Paul

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kamiah, Idaho

Honored By

American Legion Post 38 Craigtmont, ID

FIRST SERGEANT, FOX COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. ENGAGEMENTS: FOUR COMBAT JUMPS, ONE IN SICILY, ONE IN ITALY, NORMANDY INVASION AND IN HOLLAND. BATTLE OF THE BULGE, BELGIUM, AND CENTRAL GERMANY. MEDALS AND DECORATIONS: PARACHUTE WINGS, FOUR STARS FOR COMBAT JUMPS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL (SICILY, ITALY, NORMANDY, HOLLAND, BELGIUM AND CENTRAL GERMANY) AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.