World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles E. Compton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sylacouga, Alabama
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Second Battalion, Company G, in the European Theater of Operations. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy (Heilbronn, Germany).