World War II Honoree

Arthur Crews

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Paris, Tennessee

Honored By

Son

BRAVELY AND HONORABLY SERVED IN THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION, '29TH LETS GO!'. ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, HE LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH WITH THE 29TH DIVISION. FROM THERE, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CAPTURE AND SUBSEQUENT BREAKOUT OF ST. LO ON JULY 18, 1944. HE RECEIVED SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE TAKING OF ST. LO. SUBSEQUENTLY, AS A MEMBER OF THE 221ST ARTILLERY, HE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE WAR IN EUROPE, SERVING IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. HE SERVED HONORABLY AND WITH DISTINCTION UNTIL EUROPEAN THEATER OPERATIONS CEASED, AND THE WAR WAS WON.