World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James B. Zevalkink
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Mrs. Ophel H. Zevalkink
Relationship
Wife
Served in Company B, 553rd Engineers Heavy Pontoon Battalion. General Patton's 3rd Army, D-Day. Landed on Normandy, was in Battle of the Bulge. Crossed Rhine River on bridge he built, saved sergeant's life and received 4 bronze stars.