Cpl Luther Herschel Story

CPL Luther Herschel Story was killed in combat on September 1, 1950, in Yongsan, South Korea. His remains will be brought home. A funeral service with full military honors will be held at Andersonville National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023, at 2:00 PM. His niece Judy Wade will offer remarks followed by Major General Thomas M. Carden Jr. CPL Story's family will be presented with a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Purple Heart for CPL Story's valiant efforts. The chaplain will have an invocation and a benediction. CPL Story will then receive full military burial honors. Luther Story was born in Marion County, Georgia, on July 20, 1932. He was the son of sharecroppers, the late Mark H. Story, and the late Florence H. Story. He moved to Plains, Georgia, when he was around the age of four years old. While attending his sophomore year of Americus High School, he decided to join the army and serve his country. CPL Story is survived by one niece, Judy B. Wade (Jody); one nephew, Hollis Story; one...