World War II Honoree

Thomas Bennett Hargett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

North Carolina

Honored By

Christa D. Wright

Relationship

Granddaughter

RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN MEDAL, 119TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 13TH DIVISION. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS REGIMENT WHEN IT WAS A NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD UNIT AND HAS BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE THE PRE-PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL DEFENSE PERIOD BEGAN. HIS REGIMENT FOUGHT FROM NORMANDY'S BEACHHEAD ACROSS FRANCE AND BELGIUM INTO GERMANY WITH THE U.S. FIRST ARMY; LATER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NINTH ARMY.