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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Boyce Nunnally

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baton Rouge, Kentucky

Honored By

Walton R. Haddix

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS DEMOLITIONS OFFICER WITH THE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION. IN SEPTEMBER 1944 WAS WOUNDED AND CAPTURED NEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TOWN OF ISOLA. SPENT SEVEN MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR AT OFLAG 64 IN SZUBIN, POLAND. AFTER SEVERAL ESCAPES AND RECAPTURES, HE WAS LIBERATED ON APRIL 13, 1945 BY THE 106TH CAVALRY. HE WAS AWARDED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, A SILVER STAR AND A BRONZE STAR.