World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Horace Eugene 'Gene' Hampton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SHEPPARD FIELD AT WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; AND AT THE ARMY AIR FORCES GUNNERY SCHOOL AT LAS VEGAS ARMY AIR FIELD, NEVADA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (HEAVY), 8TH AIR FORCE DURING THE WAR, STATIONED AT HORHAM, ENGLAND IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS (5 AWARDS), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (3 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.