Sixth graders across the Fulton City School District recently completed a mini unit on Medal of Honor recipients and they were surprised to learn that a native Fultonian earned that medal on June 6 1944. Carlton W. Barrett was born and raised in Fulton and joined the Army in 1940. On D-Day, he found himself on the beaches of Normandy, France, under withering fire in conditions reminiscent of the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan.
John Canale, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, has started to write a book recognizing the soldiers from the Port City who were a part of the “greatest land battle that was ever fought.” He is soliciting information to include in the book.
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