World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Samuel C. Winton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Morgan County, Alabama
Honored By
William J. Cople
Relationship
Comrade-in-Arms
ASSISTANT SQUAD LEADER, INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON, 318TH INFANTRY, 80TH DIVISION, 3RD ARMY. PARTICIPATED IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL AND EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY, APRIL 1945.