World War II Honoree

Clyde Emmett Pearson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springville, Alabama

Honored By

James C. Whitfield

Relationship

Grandson

HE SERVED WITH THE THIRD ARMY, 90TH DIVISION, 357TH COMPANY I. HE TOOK PART IN THE NORMANDY LANDINGS AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AS A PLATOON SERGEANT. HE WAS TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN DECEMBER 1944 AND WAS LIBERATED IN APRIL 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BATTLE STARS AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.