World War II Honoree

Henry L. Clement

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atkinson County, Georgia

Honored By

George Lee American Legion Post 532

HE ANSWERED UNCLE SAM'S CALL FROM HIS LOCAL DRAFT BOARD ON JANUARY 12, 1943 AND REPORTED TO CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. AFTER RECEIVING LIMITED BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO NORMANDY ARRIVING THERE FOUR DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL INVASION. FROM NORMANDY HE BEGAN SERVING WITH THE 114TH INFANTRY DIVISION SUPPLY FORCE AS A TRUCK DRIVER DELIVERING SUPPLIES, FOOD, WATER AND AMMUNITION. HIS FIRST ACTUAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENEMY WAS AT CHERBOURG, FRANCE. HE AND HIS UNIT HELPED LIBERATE MANY SMALL VILLAGES AND TOWNS THOROUGH OUT FRANCE. HE WAS DISCHARGED AT CAMP GRUDGER IN OKLAHOMA IN DECEMBER 1945 AS A SERGEANT. HE RECEIVED A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SEVEN CAMPAIGN RIBBONS, AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, VICTORY INFANTRY, GLIDER AND DRIVER AND MECHANICAL AWARD.