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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Milton Dean Percell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Burwell, Nebraska

Honored By

Mary Mock Schubert

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MILTON SERVED FROM 8/20/42 UNTIL 9/24/45 SERVING WITH THE 242ND FIELD ARTILLERY, 79TH DIVISION. HE LANDED AT UTAH BEACH IN JULY 1944. IN GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY AND LATER WITH GENERAL PATCH AND THE 7TH ARMY. IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, EATING OFF THE LAND AND SUFFERING FROM EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. HE PULLED LARGE CANNONS AND LATER TRUCKLOADS OF GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR.