World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond O. Barton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fort Benning, Georgia
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE COMMANDED THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION FROM 3 JULY 1942 TO 26 DECEMBER 1944 AND LED THEM INTO BATTLE FROM D-DAY AT UTAH BEACH TO THE LIBERATION OF PARIS AND INTO THE BATTLE OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST BEFORE LEAVING THE COMMAND DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS ON DECEMBER 27, 1944.