World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence Ray Gaut
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jennings, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; SALEM, OREGON; INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA; AND CAMP POLK AT LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTHERN FRANCE, AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE 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 SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.