World War II Honoree

Sam Kennett Cecil

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bardstown, Kentucky

Honored By

Bernadine, Beverly, LaVielle, Tony & Sammy

Relationship

Daughters & Sons

SERVED OVERSEAS IN JANUARY 1942 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HELPED MOUNT TROOPS FROM HAWAII BEGINNING WITH THE GILBERT ISLANDS, FALL 1942 AND THE MARSHALL AND MARIANA ISLANDS IN JUNE 1944. JOINED THE 10TH ARMY STAFF AND PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA. AFTER THE WAR, HELPED DISARM THE JAPANESE ON ALL THE ISLANDS OF AMAMI-GUNTO. SERVED OVERSEAS 3-1/2 YEARS.