HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-032 RESOLUTION NO. 23-032
A RESOLUTION HONORING WORLD WAR II VETERAN, LEON HEPBURN, ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY ON
MARCH 29, 2023 IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Mr. Leon Hepburn was born on March 29, 1923, in Key West, Florida.
2. He entered the U.S. Army on July 10, 1943, and he separated from the U.S. Army on June
18, 1945.
3. Mr. Hepburn was assigned to the U.S. Army 849th Engineering Aviation Battalion.
4. He was trained as a General Clerk (055) and was qualified a Marksman with his rifle.
5. He spent ten months and nineteen days in the continental U.S.and two years four months
and sixteen days in foreign service.
6. Mr. Hepburn achieved the rank of Corporal.
7. He served in the Burma campaign (1944-1945). The Burma campaign resulted in Allied
victory and the end of Japanese occupation,the disbandment of the Indian National Army
(INA) and Burma returned to British control.
8. Mr. Hepburn received the following awards and citations:Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal;
World War II Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
9. He received a monthly pay of$6.50 in the form of an allotment.
10. Mr. Hepburn received an Honorable Discharge.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida,
does hereby honor World War II Veteran, Leon Hepburn, on his 100th Birthday on March 29, 2023 in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 21st day of March 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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