WWII
Wesley Carroll Cone
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
September 29 1919
Date of Death
June 15 2009
Branch
U S Army
Active Duty Service
August 1 1943 - November 2 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- European Theater of Operations
- December 13, 1943 to October 23, 1945
- Normandy Utah Beach, D-Day; Northern France; Ardennes
- Rhineland; Battle of the Bulge, Central Europe
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Headquarters Battery, 13th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
- Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Decorations & Citations
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five battle stars
- American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal
- World War II Victory Medal; Sharp Shooter Badge (pistol)
- Expert Badge (carbine)
Notes
Born; Grady County, Georgia. Graduate of Mt. Berry High School, Rome, Georgia. Graduate of Florida State University 1950. Taught Mathematics at Cairo High School. Burial; Springhill Christain Church Cemetery, Ochlocknee, Thomas County, Georgia.