World War II Honoree

Warren Gale Cutler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Galesburg, Illinois

Honored By

Irene Cutler

Relationship

Wife

INDUCTED INTO U.S. ARMY OCTOBER 3, 1942. BASIC TRAINING IN FIELD ARTILLERY AT FT. SILL, OKLAHOMA, OCTOBER 1942-FEBRUARY 1943. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FT. SILL, FEBRUARY-MAY, 1943. COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT, MAY 6, 1943. ATTENDED FIELD ARTILLERY SURVEYING COURSE, FT. SILL, MAY-JUNE, 1943. ASSIGNED TO THE 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AUGUST, 1943. COMBAT TRAINING AT AP HILL, VIRGINIA, CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN, WATERSMEET, MICHIGAN (SPECIAL WINTER TRAINING) 1943-1944. PROMOTED TO 1ST LIEUTENANT, FEBRUARY, 1944. DEPARTED FOR OVERSEAS COMBAT IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN DECEMBER, 1944. ASSIGNED AS BATTALION SURVEY OFFICER, 364TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HEROIC ACTION IN LUXEMBOURG AND GERMANY, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON APRIL 21, 1946. COMMISSIONED AS CAPTAIN, FIELD ARTILLERY, IN OFFICERS’ RESERVE CORPS, SERVING FROM 1946-1957.