World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ted B. Osborn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HIS BATTALION ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON AUGUST 22, 1944, AND LANDED IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 27, 1944. SERVED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), WITH THE 724TH RAILWAY OPERATING BATTALION DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTHERN FRANCE AND ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS (2 CAMPAIGNS), AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.