World War II Honoree

Oral A. Garner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT SILL AT LAWTON, OKLAHOMA; CAMP BARKELEY AT ABILENE, TEXAS; FORT DEVENS AT AYER, MASSACHUSETTS; AND PINE CAMP AT WATERTOWN, NEW YORK. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN SICILY AND ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILY AND NAPLES-FOGGIA CAMPAIGNS IN 1943-44. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING OPERATIONS IN ITALY IN 1944 AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. ALSO AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.