IN HR0082

Honors Charles B. (Red) Whittington, born December 21, 1921, at Saint Louis Crossing, Indiana, as a World War II veteran and "Hoosier hero"

Recognizes his service with the 95th Infantry Division, 377th Regiment, as one of the first soldiers to report when the division was activated at Camp Swift, Texas in July 1942

Acknowledges his combat service in General George Patton's Third Army beginning October 1944, including battles at Chateau Brieux, Maizieres-les-Metz, and downtown Metz in France

Notes he was wounded in Boulay, France in late November 1944 and medically discharged in August 1945

Commemorates his military honors including the Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, and European Theater of Operations campaign ribbon with two Battle Stars