World War II Honoree

Wilburn E. Grant

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Union City, Tennessee

Honored By

Wilburn E. Grant

SERGEANT, COMPANY K, 117TH INFANTRY, TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1940, SERGEANT MAJOR, 60TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, 30TH DIVISION, FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 1940-1941, OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL CLASS # 6, THE INFANTRY SCHOOL, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. 1941 LIEUTENANT, 501ST PARACHUTE BATTALION, PANAMA CANAL ZONE. 1942, LIEUTENANT 503RD PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, NOEMFOOR. 1942-1944, CAPTAIN, OPERATIONS, THE PARACHUTE SCHOOL, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. 1945, REMAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 34 YEARS, ATTAINING RANK OF COLONEL, REGULAR ARMY OF THE U.S. AND WAS A PARATROOPER FOR 30 YEARS.