World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Burnett Graham Bartley, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED IN THE FIRST ARMY IN THE NORMANDY LANDING IN 1944 AND THE 7TH AND 9TH ARMY'S. HE ALSO SERVED IN GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S THIRD ARMY IN EUROPE. HE WAS PROMOTED FROM SERGEANT TO SECOND LIEUTENANT WHILE SERVING WITH THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN FRANCE. RECIPIENT OF A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, TWO PURPLE HEARTS, A SILVER STAR FOR FIVE CAMPAIGNS OF AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, NORMANDY, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR, THE CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, AND THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR (FRANCE'S HIGHEST HONOR), AS WELL AS THE INFANTRYMAN'S ORDER OF ST. MAURICE.