World War II Honoree

Lucian K. Bare

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clay City, Indiana

Honored By

Bruce Sherwood

Relationship

Son-in-Law

INFANTRY PLATOON LEADER: DIRECTED INFANTRY PLATOONS IN THEIR VARIOUS TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER, FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. INSTRUCTED THEM IN THE FIRING OF VARIOUS INFANTRY HEAVY WEAPONS SUCH AS MORTARS AND MACHINE GUNS AND SPENT MUCH TIME ON THE RANGE IN THE ACTUAL FIRING OF THESE GUNS. ALSO, HAD BEEN A SENIOR HEAVY WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR AS AN ENLISTED MAN. HAD A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF INFANTRY TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. 8 MONTHS: 2ND LIEUTENANT (1542). 18 MONTHS: SERGEANT SENIOR INFANTRY INSTRUCTOR (746).