World War II Honoree

Larman Jefferson Heath

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wayne, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) PROGRAM AT OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA FROM 1935-1939. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT OF FIELD ARTILLERY IN 1939. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON JULY 7, 1942 AND ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY AIR FORCES. DEPARTED FOR EUROPE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1942. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER UNTIL OCTOBER 10, 1945. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON JANUARY 16, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. RECEIVED A BRANCH TRANSFER TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND CONTINUED IN RESERVE COMPONENT SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.