World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence Everett Creager
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tryon, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON APRIL 15, 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP ROBERTS AT SAN MIGUEL, CALIFORNIA; AND CAMP EDWARDS AT FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. SERVED AS A TUGBOAT ENGINEER IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 591ST ENGINEER BOAT REGIMENT. PARTICIPATED IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, ROME-ARNO, AND NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JULY 3, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.