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| C. Earl
Derrington, Jr. and Pauline Derrington , Baton Rouge Nat. Convention 1998
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Last
Name:
DERRINGTON |
First
Name Middle Initial:
C EARL |
Nick
Name:
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| Street:
1622 WILHURST ST |
City
& State: JACKSON, MS |
E-Mail:
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| Zip:
39211 |
Phone: |
Spouse:
PAULINE |
| Conflict:
WW II |
Service
Branch: ARMY |
Unit:
CO E 310 BN 78 INF. DIV. |
| Theater:
ETO |
Where
Captured: BATTLE OF THE BULGE |
Date
Captured: 12/14/44 |
| Camps
Held In: STALAG XIIG, STALAG VIIA |
How
Long Interned: -260 days |
| Liberated
/ repatriated: liberated |
Date
Liberated: 03/29/44 |
Age
at Capture: 20 |
| Medals
Received: PURPLE HEART, INFANTRY COMBAT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT
MEDAL, ETO BADGE, POW MEDAL |
| Military
Job: INFANTRY |
Company:
SELF EMPLOYED |
| Occupation
after War: REAL ESTATE |
Bio:
C. Earl Derrington, Jr. of Jackson, MS. was with the 78th Infantry
Division of the US Army when he was wounded in action and taken prisoner
on the following day of December 14, 1944 during the Battle of the
Bulge, he was then 20 years old. He was held prisoner at Stalag 69 and
Stalag 12-A. H and received the Purple Heart, Inf. Combat Badge, ETO,
Good Conduct Medal and POW Medal.
Derrington was also the National Commander (1983-84) of the American
Ex-Prisoners of War organization and Legislative Officer in 1977-1984.
He was self-employed in the real estate. His wife is Pauline Derrington. |
Message to Future Generations:
"Freedom is not free. It is fought and paid for with blood, human
suffering and deprivation that most people cannot comprehend…" |
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