World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Leonard Montgomery
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN WHERE HE SERVED ON A SHIP LOADED WITH AMMUNITION TO SUPPORT THE INVASION. CONSIDERED HIS SURVIVAL A MIRACLE. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. ARRIVED BACK HOME ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 1945.