In 1918 he was Born in Mel ourne, Florida to Henry Olmstead & Lyndall Milton and later adopted by Bert Fuquay. Raised mostly in West Palm Beach. The Great Grandson of James Huto Robarts, a Florida Pioneer, Seminole Indian Fighter, & Confederate Army Vet.
A graduate of Palm Beach High School Lt. Fuquay was a member of the famed 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and one of only 13 men prominently mentioned in "The Four Stars of Hell" written by Lawrence Critchell. As described in the book, Lt. Fuquay was killed in the sand dune battle at Eerde, Holland, about 30 miles SW of Arnhem, Holland on Sep. 24, 1944.
The 501st was attached to the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. They made their first jump into Normandy in the early morning hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944. After combat in Normandy, they returned to England to prepare for the jump into Holland on September 17, 1944.
He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star and is listed in the
National World War II Registry
He was originally interred in the Netherlands American Cemetery and moved to West Palm Beach. FL in 1949. I attended this service and have 8mm film of some of it.
In 1918 he was Born in Mel ourne, Florida to Henry Olmstead & Lyndall Milton and later adopted by Bert Fuquay. Raised mostly in West Palm Beach. The Great Grandson of James Huto Robarts, a Florida Pioneer, Seminole Indian Fighter, & Confederate Army Vet.
A graduate of Palm Beach High School Lt. Fuquay was a member of the famed 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and one of only 13 men prominently mentioned in "The Four Stars of Hell" written by Lawrence Critchell. As described in the book, Lt. Fuquay was killed in the sand dune battle at Eerde, Holland, about 30 miles SW of Arnhem, Holland on Sep. 24, 1944.
The 501st was attached to the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. They made their first jump into Normandy in the early morning hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944. After combat in Normandy, they returned to England to prepare for the jump into Holland on September 17, 1944.
He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Silver Star and is listed in the
National World War II Registry
He was originally interred in the Netherlands American Cemetery and moved to West Palm Beach. FL in 1949. I attended this service and have 8mm film of some of it.
Inscription
2nd Lt.
501st Parachute Infantry
101st Airborne Division
World War II
Gravesite Details
Cecil Fuquay was my Uncle. My Mother's brother.
