William G. Dabney
(1924-2018)
U.S. Army veteran granted the Legion of Honour
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William Garfield Dabney (June 24, 1924 – December 12, 2018) was an African-American resident of Roanoke, Virginia, who served in World War II. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his actions during the invasion of Normandy. Notably, Dabney — one of the last known surviving soldier from the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, the only all-black unit in the D-Day landings — did not receive the honor until the sixty-fifth anniversary of D-Day – 18 days shy of his eighty-fifth birthday.
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24 June 1924 Roanoke, Virginia
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12 December 2018 (aged 94) Roanoke, Virginia
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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