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<blockquote data-quote="2400" data-source="post: 222670" data-attributes="member: 3254"><p style="text-align: center"><strong>FIRST LIEUTENANT GARLIN M. CONNER</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><img src="https://www.army.mil/e2/images/rv7/medalofhonor/conner/graphics/conner_bio.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>BORN</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">June 2, 1919</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Aaron, Kentucky</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>ENLISTMENT DATE</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">March 1, 1941</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>MILITARY OCCUPATION</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">9301 Intelligence Staff Officer</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>UNIT</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong>CAMPAIGNS</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit">Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe</span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #343330"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Garlin M. Conner was born on June 2, 1919, and raised in rural Clinton County, Kentucky. With the nearest high school almost 15 miles away, Conner’s formal education ended in eighth grade. He spent his teenage years working on his family’s farm and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps when he enlisted in the Army, March 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington.</span></span></span><span style="color: #343330"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Following basic training, Conner was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. After several months of training, Conner and the 3rd Infantry Division deployed, Oct. 23, 1942. During Conner’s service, <strong>he fought for 28 months on the front lines in 10 campaigns, participated in four amphibious assault landings, was wounded seven times and earned a battlefield commission. </strong></span></span></span><strong><span style="color: #343330"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">Conner’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Arrowhead and two Silver Service Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Fourragere and the Honorable Service Lapel Button-WWII.</span></span></span></strong><span style="color: #343330"><span style="font-family: inherit"><span style="font-family: inherit">After spending over two years in nearly continuous combat, Conner was honorably discharged from the Army, June 22, 1945. Conner returned home to Clinton County after his discharge to a parade in his honor, where he met Pauline Lyda Wells. After a one-week courtship, they were married.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit">I haven't been </span>able<span style="font-family: inherit"> to find </span>the<span style="font-family: inherit"> actual citation for his Medal of Honor yet or I would post it. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: inherit"></span></p><p></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2400, post: 222670, member: 3254"] [CENTER][B]FIRST LIEUTENANT GARLIN M. CONNER[/B] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=inherit] [/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][IMG]https://www.army.mil/e2/images/rv7/medalofhonor/conner/graphics/conner_bio.jpg[/IMG][/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]BORN[/B] [FONT=inherit]June 2, 1919[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]HOMETOWN[/B] [FONT=inherit]Aaron, Kentucky[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]ENLISTMENT DATE[/B] [FONT=inherit]March 1, 1941[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]MILITARY OCCUPATION[/B] [FONT=inherit]9301 Intelligence Staff Officer[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]UNIT[/B] [FONT=inherit]3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][B]CAMPAIGNS[/B] [B][FONT=inherit]Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe[/FONT][/B][/FONT] [/FONT] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#343330][FONT=inherit][FONT='inherit']Garlin M. Conner was born on June 2, 1919, and raised in rural Clinton County, Kentucky. With the nearest high school almost 15 miles away, Conner’s formal education ended in eighth grade. He spent his teenage years working on his family’s farm and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps when he enlisted in the Army, March 1, 1941, at Fort Lewis, Washington.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#343330][FONT=inherit][FONT='inherit']Following basic training, Conner was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. After several months of training, Conner and the 3rd Infantry Division deployed, Oct. 23, 1942. During Conner’s service, [B]he fought for 28 months on the front lines in 10 campaigns, participated in four amphibious assault landings, was wounded seven times and earned a battlefield commission. [/B][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#343330][FONT=inherit][FONT='inherit']Conner’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Arrowhead and two Silver Service Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Fourragere and the Honorable Service Lapel Button-WWII.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#343330][FONT=inherit][FONT='inherit']After spending over two years in nearly continuous combat, Conner was honorably discharged from the Army, June 22, 1945. Conner returned home to Clinton County after his discharge to a parade in his honor, where he met Pauline Lyda Wells. After a one-week courtship, they were married.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=inherit]I haven't been [/FONT]able[FONT=inherit] to find [/FONT]the[FONT=inherit] actual citation for his Medal of Honor yet or I would post it. [/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=inherit] [/FONT][/CENTER] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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