(TAYLOR TEXAS) -- A former Army veterinarian who treated horses and mules on the infamous Burma Road" during World War II will finally be awarded his earned medals by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) this Friday in ceremonies hosted by the Taylor Lions Club.
Dr. Horace Truett Barron of Taylor is scheduled to receive the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Service Stars; the World War II Victory Medal; and the Honorable Service lapel Button during the event.
Barron a graduate of Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine served as a Captain and U.S. Army Liaison Officer from 1943-46 and was assigned to the Chinese Nationalist Army as a veterinarian. He was evacuated from China in 1945 after the horse he was riding fell off a cliff.
This is long overdue" says Congressman Carter and a project that I was honored that our office could handle. I am looking forward to hearing more on Dr. Barrons fascinating and heroic service this Friday."
The event is scheduled as part of the Taylor Lions Club meeting at the Sirloin Stockade Restaurant in Taylor beginning at 12 noon Friday March 27.
(TAYLOR TEXAS) -- A former Army veterinarian who treated horses and mules on the infamous Burma Road" during World War II will finally be awarded his earned medals by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) this Friday in ceremonies hosted by the Taylor Lions Club.
Dr. Horace Truett Barron of Taylor is scheduled to receive the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Service Stars; the World War II Victory Medal; and the Honorable Service lapel Button during the event.
Barron a graduate of Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine served as a Captain and U.S. Army Liaison Officer from 1943-46 and was assigned to the Chinese Nationalist Army as a veterinarian. He was evacuated from China in 1945 after the horse he was riding fell off a cliff.
This is long overdue" says Congressman Carter and a project that I was honored that our office could handle. I am looking forward to hearing more on Dr. Barrons fascinating and heroic service this Friday."
The event is scheduled as part of the Taylor Lions Club meeting at the Sirloin Stockade Restaurant in Taylor beginning at 12 noon Friday March 27.
