World War II Honoree

William Carter Hargis

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Warren, Arkansas

Honored By

Dr. Gretchen H. Peacock

Relationship

Daughter

PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION WHILE SERVING AS A BEACH CONTROL OFFICER WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS SHOT 16 DAYS LATER, BY A GERMAN SNIPER, WHILE LEADING HIS MEN THROUGH CHERBOURG, FRANCE. ORDERING HIS MEN AHEAD TO SAFETY, HE MADE HIS WAY TO NEARBY WOODS WHERE A DAY LATER SEVERAL FRENCHMEN GAVE HIM AID AND DIRECTED HIM TO A MEDICAL STATION.