World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lynn D. 'Buck' Compton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Burlington, Washington
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY AS A LIEUTENANT WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION’S EASY COMPANY WHO PARACHUTED INTO FRANCE ON D-DAY IN 1944. HE WAS AWARDED A SILVER STAR AND A PURPLE HEART.