World War II Honoree

Victor Morton Porter

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hennepin, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

A MEMBER OF THE CHOCTAW INDIAN TRIBE, HE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.