World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis Rudolph Harlan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Decatur, Georgia
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A NAVAL OFFICER IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER ABOARD A LANDING CRAFT THAT TRANSPORTED TROOPS TO SHORE. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN AND THE D-DAY LANDINGS AT OMAHA BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1944. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.