World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ellis Hudson Oldfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mize, Kentucky
Honored By
Daughter & 3 Sons
AMMUNITIONS OFFICER AND INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER IN COMBAT AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF UNIT (60 MEN) IN NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGNS. MEMBER OF THE 331ST REGIMENT, 83RD DIVISION, U.S. ARMY. LOST LEFT LEG DUE TO MACHINE GUN BULLETS ON AUGUST 8, 1944 IN ST. MALO, FRANCE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS.