DERRINGTON

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Personal Details

  • Last Name: DERRINGTON
  • First Name Middle Initial: C EARL
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  • Street:  1622 WILHURST ST
  • Country &State:
  • City: JACKSON, MS
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  • Postal Code: 39211
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  • Spouse: PAULINE
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  • War or Conflict: WW II
  • Theater of operations: ETO
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  • Branch of Service/s: ARMY
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  • Highest Rank: new_value
  • Military MOS (Job Descriptions): INFANTRY
  • What military medals received: PURPLE HEART, INFANTRY COMBAT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ETO BADGE, POW MEDAL
Military 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 durring 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.

My 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…

Post Military Occupation

  • Age when captured:
  • Date of Captured:
  • Place captured: BATTLE OF THE BULGE
  • Camp/s held: STALAG XIIG, STALAG VIIA
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  • Prisoner-of-war status: Liberated
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