World War II Honoree

Millard Horace Patterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Collinsville, Oklahoma

Honored By

Phoebe McCormick

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED 9 APRIL, 1942 IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. SIGNAL CORPS, SET UP COMMUNICATION LINES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE TROOPS. HE SERVED IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, SOUTHERN FRANCE, GO 33 WD 45, ROME-ARNO, RHINELAND GO 40 45, NORTHERN FRANCE GO 46, WD 45, CENTRAL EUROPE GO 48 WD 45, COMPANY C, 927TH SIGNAL BATTALION. DISCHARGED 5 NOVEMBER 1945 AT CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS. HONORS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE SILVER SERVICE STAR, FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. OVERSEAS SERVICE: 3 YEARS, 5 DAYS.