Back in October I wrote about my grandpa Patton my moms dad. He served in the army in WWII. He never talked about it much to me and this past summer I started looking for some information about this part of his life. My Uncle Bob had his discharge papers and I asked My Aunt Evelyn for a copy of it, which she did. I then wrote my us congress man for a copy of any records on my grandpa that he could send me. And in return they sent me a bunch of forms to fill out, which I did. Well I had somewhat forgot about it. And then about a week ago I got a letter and a package in the mail. The package contained my grandpa's medal that he had received. I knew that he had a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf clusters and had seen it at one time. But did know nor did my mother know of the other ones. Which included the Bronze Star for bravery. A European , African, Middle Eastern mead with three Bronze stars as well as his combat infantry and good conduct medals. He was if I read it right with the 41st armored infantry and served in the battles at Sicily , Normandy and Northern France. He was wounded on August 22 in France. I was always proud of my grandpa the hunter and the tobacco farmer, the moonshiner and a solider. I will frame and display his medals in my office as a constant reminder of what he and his generation did for the world.
