World War II Honoree

Thomas Roy Bennett, Jr., M.D.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Honored By

Dianne B. Cosby, Davilynn B. Furlow & Deborah B. Lambing

CAPTAIN, 507TH REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE, 117TH. JUMPED ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, AND RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART AND A BRONZE STAR. HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH 'V' FOR HEROIC CONDUCT RATHER THAN MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT JUNE 6-9, 1944 NEAR AMFREVILLE, FRANCE. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION AWARD, MEDICAL BADGE, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY (9 JUNE 1944-24 JULY 1944) D-DAY; RHINELAND (15 SEPTEMBER 1944-24 MARCH 1945); ARDENNES-ALSACE (26 DECEMBER 1944-25 JANUARY 1945); BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CENTRAL EUROPE (22 MARCH 1945-11 MAY 1945); CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN (22 MARCH 1945-11 MAY 1945) IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.