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Arnold Raymond "Ray "Lambert, Sr., age 100, died at his home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina on April 9, 2021.
He was born in Clanton, Alabama on November 26, 1920 to William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert; brothers, Bill and Harland Lambert; his first wife, Estelle Saunders Lambert; son, Arnold Raymond Lambert, Jr.; and step-daughter, Brenda Westcott.
He is survived by his wife, his daughter, his stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Staff Sgt Lambert wanted some of his ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetery and some ashes scattered on Normandy Beach.
Staff Sgt Lambert was serving in the U.S. Army as a medic when his unit was sent to Normandy on D-Day. As troops stormed the beach, many were injured by enemy fire and land mines. Lambert located a protected area behind a large concrete block and began dragging injured men from the water to the block, so they could be assisted by medics. He was credited with saving at least 15 lives that day, even as he was severely injured himself, including a broken back.
The Alabama native was a medic with 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the Army's 1st Division — the "Big Red One." He took part in the Allied invasions of North Africa and Sicily before his war came to an end June 6, 1944, on the sands of Omaha Beach.
Sgt. Lambert was in the first wave of the assault. "Again and again, Ray ran back into the water. He dragged out one man after another. He was shot through the arm. His leg was ripped open by shrapnel. His back was broken. He nearly drowned."
"Ray was only 23, but he had already earned three Purple Hearts and two Silver Stars for fighting in North Africa and Sicily,"
Arnold Raymond "Ray "Lambert, Sr., age 100, died at his home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina on April 9, 2021.
He was born in Clanton, Alabama on November 26, 1920 to William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert; brothers, Bill and Harland Lambert; his first wife, Estelle Saunders Lambert; son, Arnold Raymond Lambert, Jr.; and step-daughter, Brenda Westcott.
He is survived by his wife, his daughter, his stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Staff Sgt Lambert wanted some of his ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetery and some ashes scattered on Normandy Beach.
Staff Sgt Lambert was serving in the U.S. Army as a medic when his unit was sent to Normandy on D-Day. As troops stormed the beach, many were injured by enemy fire and land mines. Lambert located a protected area behind a large concrete block and began dragging injured men from the water to the block, so they could be assisted by medics. He was credited with saving at least 15 lives that day, even as he was severely injured himself, including a broken back.
The Alabama native was a medic with 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the Army's 1st Division — the "Big Red One." He took part in the Allied invasions of North Africa and Sicily before his war came to an end June 6, 1944, on the sands of Omaha Beach.
Sgt. Lambert was in the first wave of the assault. "Again and again, Ray ran back into the water. He dragged out one man after another. He was shot through the arm. His leg was ripped open by shrapnel. His back was broken. He nearly drowned."
"Ray was only 23, but he had already earned three Purple Hearts and two Silver Stars for fighting in North Africa and Sicily,"
WWII
Arnold Raymond "Ray "Lambert, Sr., age 100, died at his home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina on April 9, 2021.
He was born in Clanton, Alabama on November 26, 1920 to William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert; brothers, Bill and Harland Lambert; his first wife, Estelle Saunders Lambert; son, Arnold Raymond Lambert, Jr.; and step-daughter, Brenda Westcott.
He is survived by his wife, his daughter, his stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Staff Sgt Lambert wanted some of his ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetery and some ashes scattered on Normandy Beach.
Staff Sgt Lambert was serving in the U.S. Army as a medic when his unit was sent to Normandy on D-Day. As troops stormed the beach, many were injured by enemy fire and land mines. Lambert located a protected area behind a large concrete block and began dragging injured men from the water to the block, so they could be assisted by medics. He was credited with saving at least 15 lives that day, even as he was severely injured himself, including a broken back.
The Alabama native was a medic with 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the Army's 1st Division — the "Big Red One." He took part in the Allied invasions of North Africa and Sicily before his war came to an end June 6, 1944, on the sands of Omaha Beach.
Sgt. Lambert was in the first wave of the assault. "Again and again, Ray ran back into the water. He dragged out one man after another. He was shot through the arm. His leg was ripped open by shrapnel. His back was broken. He nearly drowned."
"Ray was only 23, but he had already earned three Purple Hearts and two Silver Stars for fighting in North Africa and Sicily,"
Arnold Raymond "Ray "Lambert, Sr., age 100, died at his home in Seven Lakes, North Carolina on April 9, 2021.
He was born in Clanton, Alabama on November 26, 1920 to William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bessie Jane Ellison Lambert; brothers, Bill and Harland Lambert; his first wife, Estelle Saunders Lambert; son, Arnold Raymond Lambert, Jr.; and step-daughter, Brenda Westcott.
He is survived by his wife, his daughter, his stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Staff Sgt Lambert wanted some of his ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetery and some ashes scattered on Normandy Beach.
Staff Sgt Lambert was serving in the U.S. Army as a medic when his unit was sent to Normandy on D-Day. As troops stormed the beach, many were injured by enemy fire and land mines. Lambert located a protected area behind a large concrete block and began dragging injured men from the water to the block, so they could be assisted by medics. He was credited with saving at least 15 lives that day, even as he was severely injured himself, including a broken back.
The Alabama native was a medic with 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, part of the Army's 1st Division — the "Big Red One." He took part in the Allied invasions of North Africa and Sicily before his war came to an end June 6, 1944, on the sands of Omaha Beach.
Sgt. Lambert was in the first wave of the assault. "Again and again, Ray ran back into the water. He dragged out one man after another. He was shot through the arm. His leg was ripped open by shrapnel. His back was broken. He nearly drowned."
"Ray was only 23, but he had already earned three Purple Hearts and two Silver Stars for fighting in North Africa and Sicily,"
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