WWII

Oman H. Rackley

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
May 20 1921

Date of Death
January 29 1998

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 16 1942 - October 16 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
European Theater of Operations, August 13, 1944 - June 22, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Discharged; Camp J. T. Robinson, Arkansas.
Company D, 378th Infantry, 95th Division

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge; Bronze Star Medal; Citation reads, In the vicinity of Fort de France, France, when German mortar fire threatened to pin down the advancing rifle companies of the 1st Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment, PFC Rackley remained at his machine gun. In a position exposed to hostile shelling, he silenced the German mortar. PFC Rackley's bold performance of duty permitted the rifle companies to resume their assault and carry the objective. His courageous conduct reflects distinct credit on him and is in accordance with the highest traditions of the military service.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign with three bronze stars
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-445-130. Born; Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 3, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Mt. Olive Cemetery, Camilla, Georgia.