World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Sloan Cathcart
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Columbia, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD IN 1939. DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN EUROPE WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE 'ALL AMERICAN' DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. CONTINUED IN RESERVE SERVICE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.