World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Warren 'Frank' Bickell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Yale, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. SERVED AS A COMBAT MEDIC OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN. HIS UNIT ALSO LIBERATED A GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.