Name:
Rex G. Combs
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-1824725
Unit:
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Death:
1976-07-03
State:
Missouri
Cemetery:
Kirk Cemetery, Allendale, MO
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
SS w/1 OLC, Purple Heart w/3 OLC, Distinguished Unit Citation, CIB
Comments:
Born May 13, 1912. Trained as a tank destroyer but attended OCS and volunteered for the airborne. Excelled in combat and was knighted by the queen of the Netherlands for his bravery. Commanded A Company with the 508th PIR during Normandy Invasion, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. Had two sons, one died in Vietnam before him, and the other one lives in Utah as of June 2024.