Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....WEST, AUBREY C. February 23, 1945
WWII - Letters U.S.ARMY
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SGT AUBREY C WEST AWARDED BRONZE STAR MEDAL
 MR AND MRS C.S. WEST OF CORDELE,ROUTE 4, HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEIR SON
AUBREY C WEST ,OF THE U.S. ARMY ,STATING HE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVMENTS IN THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS.
 AN EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER WHICH WAS DATED FEB 23,READS AS FOLLOWS;
 ''I DON'T THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT MY BEING CITED FOR THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL ON
FAN.5.
 I WAS CITED FOR MERITORIOUS ACHEIVEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY OPERATIONS
AGAINEST THE ENEMY IN THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. I NEVER THOUGHT I HAD DONE
ANYTHING TO DESERVE A MEDAL , BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT I'M PROUD OF IT THOUGH AND HOPE
TO CONTINUE TO DO MY PART AS LONG AS I  AM OVER HERE.
 SGT WEST HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FIVE YEARS, HAVING SPENT TWO YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS IN
DUTY OVERSEAS ,AND HE IS WITH THE FIFTH FIELD ARTILLERY .BATTALION WHICH RECEIVED
TWO UNIT CITATIONS IN THE TUNISIAN AND SICILIAN CAMPAIGN .
 HE IS NOW STATIONED IN GERMANY.
 HIS BROTHER PRIVATE JAMES D WEST WHO WAS WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD UNIT FROM CORDELE
IS NOW SERVING IN ITALY.

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