World War II Honoree

Woodrow 'Woody' Winchester

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Barthel, Kentucky

Honored By

Department of Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1939 TO 1945 IN COMPANY A, 605TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION, AS A PARATROOPER, FIELD ARTILLERY MAN, MOTORCYCLIST, AND ANTI-TANK GUN CREWMAN IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. WOUNDED 4 MARCH 1945 IN BATTLE ON THE RUHR RIVER. HOSPITALIZED IN FRANCE FOR 13 DAYS, AND RETURNED TO THE BATTLEFIELD. MEDALS AWARDED: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.