World War II Honoree

Truman Garland

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Madill, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE EARLY IN THE WAR. SERVED AS A MACHINE GUNNER OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF INTENSE COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS AT A TIME WHEN THE AVERAGE LIFE-SPAN OF A MACHINE GUNNER IN COMBAT WAS ABOUT 7 MINUTES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.