Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Spotlight
Marshall Cicero Huckaby
2018 Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame Inductee (Valor)
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United States Army First
Sergeant (Retired) Marshall
Cicero Huckaby from Perry,
Georgia was inducted into the 2018
Class of the Georgia Military Veterans’
Hall of Fame for his numerous acts
connection with military operations
against armed enemies of the United
States while serving in both the U. S.
Navy and Army.
In the Navy, he served aboard the
USS Dodge during the potential
nuclear war period of the 1962 Cuban
Missile Crisis and the subsequent Naval
Blockade of that country. Ironically,
his ship was named for Dodge County,
Georgia and during the uncertain
time of the blockage, she carried
much of the men and tanks of the 1st
Armored Division who were poised
for use, if necessary, against the Cuban
Communist and Soviet forces located there.
Immediately after the Navy, he enlisted and stayed in the
Army for the remainder of his military career. During three
years in Vietnam, he served as a Long Range Reconnaissance
Patrol Team Leader in the 25th, 9th, and 1st
Infantry Divisions, the 1st Aviation Brigade,
and the Military Assistance Command,
Vietnam. In Vietnam, he received several
valor and combat commendation awards
with the citations consistently speaking
devotion to duty, undaunted bravery, and
leadership, especially while under enemy
was wounded four times, including being
his position was overrun by a numerically
superior North Vietnam Army force.
First Sergeant Marshall Huckaby’s
combat awards are: Combat Infantry Badge,
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, three Army
Commendation Medals for combat service,
four Purple Hearts, two Bronze Star Medals
for combat service, and two Bronze Star
Medals for valor.
Since his military retirement, he has continued to serve
both active duty members, veterans, and their families through
his dedicated involvement with many veteran and charitable
organizations, as well as assisting veterans with service-related
claims.