World War II Honoree

Sanders Roy Padgett

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lawsonville, North Carolina

Honored By

Larry W. Padgett, Sr.

Relationship

Son

U.S. ARMY FROM 17 MARCH 1941 TO 13 SEPTEMBER 1945. SERVED WITH MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION. ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 5 DECEMBER 1943 TO 3 JULY 1945, WITH PARTICIPATION IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.