World War II Honoree

Philip S. Wexler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Miami, Florida

JOINED ARMY IN APRIL 1943. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, SERVED IN 127TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FROM OMAHA BEACH WITH GENERAL PATTON ACROSS FRANCE TO METZ, TO BATTLE OF THE BULGE NEAR BASTOGNE, TO RUHR VALLEY, TO ELBE RIVER NEAR BERLIN. HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN NOVEMBER 1945 WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS.