WWII
Korea
Vietnam
James Douglas Hawthorne
Rate / Rank
LT Colonel
Birthdate
January 29 1927
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
May 1944 - December 1973
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Pacific Theater of Operations September 24, 1945 - October 3, 1946
Significant Duty Stations
- Enlisted; Armored Branch Officer, Infantry Branch.
- US Army Reserve to US Army
- Qualified for service as Army aviator - fixed wing and rotary wing.
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; Army Occupation Medal (Korea); World War II Victory Medal: National Defense Medal with oak leaf cluster; Vietnam Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Good Conduct Medal; Air Medal with oak leaf cluster (2); Army Commendation Medal; Bronze Star Medal; Senior Army Aviator Badge
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record, Rt. 2, Cairo, Georgia. Retired from US Army December 1973.