World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Lee R. Fenton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Portales, New Mexico
Honored By
A Grateful Dutchman
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, MEDICAL COMPANY, 102ND OZARK DIVISION. DIED OF WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 16, 1944 NEAR IMMENDORF. SILVER STAR: AS AID MAN, CRAWLED THROUGH A MINEFIELD TO ADMINISTER FIRST AID AND EVACUATE SEVERAL WOUNDED. ALTHOUGH FATALLY INJURED HE ASSISTED ALL TO SAFETY. PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE USA.