World War II Honoree

Rex M. Berry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Olathe, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY JANUARY 16, 1942 AND TRAINED AT CAMP ROBERTS AND CAMP COOK, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA (OPERATION TORCH), SICILY, ANZIO AND NORTHERN FRANCE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSAULT ON GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION, JUNE 7, 1944 DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION. HIS BODY WAS RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN FOR BURIAL. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.