Son of Pressly Clinton and Martha Jenella George Broadway. Brother of Ethie Mable, Eddie Francis, Katie Myrtle,Oliver Lloyd, Minnie LaVerne, Louis Preston, Yvonne Jenella, Luther Bobby, and John Riley Broadway. He married Marie Bryant and they had a son, Jimmy Eugene Broadway.
Eugene Clinton Broadway Oilton OK
At age 19, enlisted in the Field Artillery and entered active service on October 1, 1938 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Truck Driver, and later assigned to Headquarters Battery, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st 'Red One' Infantry Division. Departed the continental U.S. with his unit in mid-1942 bound for the United Kingdom en-route to the invasion of North Africa. Departed the U.K. on October 22, 1942 and entered combat at Oran, Algeria, on November 8, 1942 fighting in the Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia campaigns. Severely wounded by enemy action and removed from the battlefield for treatment in early 1943. Arrived Port of New York on April 30, 1943 for further treatment and convalescence at Harmon General Hospital, Longview, Texas. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private on December 4, 1943 at same station. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Pictured with his mother and sister, Myrtle.
Son of Pressly Clinton and Martha Jenella George Broadway. Brother of Ethie Mable, Eddie Francis, Katie Myrtle,Oliver Lloyd, Minnie LaVerne, Louis Preston, Yvonne Jenella, Luther Bobby, and John Riley Broadway. He married Marie Bryant and they had a son, Jimmy Eugene Broadway.
Eugene Clinton Broadway Oilton OK
At age 19, enlisted in the Field Artillery and entered active service on October 1, 1938 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Truck Driver, and later assigned to Headquarters Battery, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st 'Red One' Infantry Division. Departed the continental U.S. with his unit in mid-1942 bound for the United Kingdom en-route to the invasion of North Africa. Departed the U.K. on October 22, 1942 and entered combat at Oran, Algeria, on November 8, 1942 fighting in the Algeria-French Morocco and Tunisia campaigns. Severely wounded by enemy action and removed from the battlefield for treatment in early 1943. Arrived Port of New York on April 30, 1943 for further treatment and convalescence at Harmon General Hospital, Longview, Texas. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private on December 4, 1943 at same station. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, and the WWII Victory Medal.
Pictured with his mother and sister, Myrtle.
Family Members
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Ethie Mable Broadway May
1901–1981
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Eddie Francis Broadway
1904–1956
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Myrtle Katherine Broadway Dalton
1906–1985
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Oliver Lloyd Broadway
1909–1992
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Minnie Laverne Broadway
1911–1928
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Louis Preston Broadway
1913–1990
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Yvonne Jenella Broadway Osborn
1917–2003
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Luther Bobby Broadway
1923–1982
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John Riley Broadway
1927–2008
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