- SURNAME
Cantrell
- FORENAME
Carl Thomas
- UNIT
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
36692124
- AWARD
Bronze Star
- PLACE
Germany, 1945
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.03.1922 Wolf Lake, Illinois, USA
mother Elizabeth (nee Warren) Bohannon (1896-1972)
wife Julia (nee Suligoj) Cantrell (1922-2009)
employed by Lizzie Cantrell (mother)
resided 427 26th Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois (draft card))
16.07.1943 draft card Rock Island, Illinois
14.09.1943 entered service
02.02.1945 WIA Germany
25.11.1945 discharged
01.02.1946 entered service
08.08.1949 discharged
last residence 2709 8th Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illionis
died 26.10.1968 (Aged 46) due car accident
Chippianock Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
CITATION:
Bronze Star : for heroic conduct on 30 April 1945, about one-half mile from ***, GERMANY. When his platoon was pinned down by 20mm and small arms fire from the flank, Staff Sergeant CANTRELL left a covered position for a completely exposed spot and drew intense small arms fire in order to locate the enemy guns which were holding up his platoon's advance. After locating the guns, Staff Sergeant CANTRELL immediately placed fire of two machine guns on the area and maneuvered his men towards the flank, then quickly and aggressively closed in a destroyed the enemy force by killing three and capturing four. Staff Sergeant CANTRELL's alert, aggressive leadership and courage were in keeping with the honored traditions of the United States Airborne Forces.
Entered military service from ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
Entered military service from ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112157764/carl-t-cantrell
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