World War II Honoree

John L. Mims

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Abbeville, Alabama

Honored By

Mrs. John L. Mims

Relationship

Wife

DRIVER OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S OFFICIAL CAR FROM 1940, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA UNTIL MAY 22, 1945 GERMANY. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AND DISCHARGED JUNE 1945. RE-ENLISTED NOVEMBER 1945. RETIRED IN 1959 WITH 20 YEARS SERVICE. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND CROIX DE GUERRE FRANCE.