VOM – May 2016
William Travis Hawkins (13 July 1921 – 30 July 2018) US Army 1942-1945 Former German POW honored By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Unlike previous honorees, May’s Veteran of the Month belongs to a distinct club that no military service member wishes to be a member of – he
Clifford R. Drake
Clifford R. Drake was inducted into the U.S. Army in April, 1943. He received basic training at Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Clifford was immediately shipped overseas and arrived through Casablanca, Africa then on to Oran, Algeria and Tunis, Tunisia. He shipped out to join the 1st Armored Division as
John H. Crouch
John Hardin Crouch served with Co. A, 51st Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A from November 16, 1861 until April 1865. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Fort Donaldson on February 16, 1862, and was transferred to Johnson’s Island, Sandusky, Ohio, for the remainder of the war. John married Elizabeth Hurt