Draft:Bob Slaughter

John Robert Slaughter
John Robert Slaughter
Nickname(s)	Bob Slaughter
Born	3 February 1925; Bristol, Tennessee
Died	29 May 2012 (aged 87)
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1940-1945
Unit	116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	Second World War Operation Overlord Omaha Beach; ;
Awards	Two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars

Submission declined on 29 September 2024 by Netherzone (talk).

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Declined by Netherzone 42 days ago. Last edited by Netherzone 42 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: What is needed to establish notability is significant (indepth) coverage in secondary (fully independent) reliable sources. The first source on the current draft is primary (meaning it is directly connected to the person), and the second source is a commercial tour-guide company. Netherzone (talk) 22:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

John Robert Slaughter (February 3, 1925 – May 29, 2012) better known by Bob Slaughter, was a D-Day veteran during Operation Overlord and founder of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia.^[1] In 1994, Slaughter was one of the three D-Day veterans to walk with President Bill Clinton on the 50th anniversary of the Omaha Beach landings.^[2] He authored his D-Day memoir, Omaha Beach and Beyond, in 2007.^[3]

References

^ "John Robert "Bob" Slaughter". National D-Day Memorial. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ "D-Day Veteran Tribute: Bob Slaughter". Stephan Ambrose Tours. 15 February 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ "Bob Slaughter, D-Day veteran who helped create National Memorial in Bedford,Va". Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[1] "John Robert "Bob" Slaughter". National D-Day Memorial. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[2] "D-Day Veteran Tribute: Bob Slaughter". Stephan Ambrose Tours. 15 February 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[3] "Bob Slaughter, D-Day veteran who helped create National Memorial in Bedford,Va". Washington Post. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

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