World War II Honoree

Ernest Wayne Daniels

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Breckinridge, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, INCLUDING IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE. TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR (POW). WOUNDED IN ACTION AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD AND U.S. ARMY RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.