SAN ANTONIO — Pvt. 1st Class Reid Clanton returned to Fort Sam Houston after surviving the battlefields of World War II, where he was discharged with no formal recognition for his service.

“Pfc. Reid Clanton spent more than 250 days in combat across France, Belgium, Germany, and more than 90 days of direct combat in France,” said Maj. Gen. William Prendergast, deputy commanding ...

HOUSTON - The U.S Army North paid special tribute to the service of 97-year-old Reid F. Clanton, awarding him with belated medals at the Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle in Houston on Monday.