World War II Honoree

Bennie Ercell Nix

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lawton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

WORKED WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE AT FORT SILL, AT LAWTON. OKLAHOMA IN 1941. ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER, 1942. SERVED AS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY, WITH THE 81ST STATION HOSPITAL, DURING THE WAR. HIS HOSPITAL SERVED AT BIZERTE, TUNISIA FROM JULY 12, 1943-APRIL 4, 1944; THEN AT SIDI BELL ABBES IN ALGERIA, AND AT NAPLES, AND LIVORNO (LEGHORN) IN ITALY IN 1944-45, IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (MTOUSA). AWARDED THE 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 ON OCTOBER 23, 1945, AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.