World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas James 'Tom' Hendershot
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lawton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 4, 1943 IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED AS A GLIDER PILOT IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE. AWARDED SILVER GLIDER PILOT WINGS, THE GLIDER BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER AND 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 7, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.