World War II Honoree

Clement E. Mitchell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE IN 1940, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR, WHEN HIS OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD UNIT WAS INDUCTED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE. TRAINED WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY 'THUNDERBIRD' DIVISION IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; CAMP BARKELEY AT ABILENE, TEXAS; FORT DEVENS AT AYER MASSACHUSETTS; PINE CAMP AT WATERTOWN, NEW YORK; AND CAMP PICKETT AT BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AS A MEMBER OF THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING WITH THE TRAINING DIVISION, OGMG, IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDED THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.