World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilbert W. Benkart
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Wilbert W. Benkart
SERVED APRIL 21,1943 TO DECEMBER 22, 1945; COMPANY K, 182ND INFANTRY, AMERICAL DIVISION, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE. AWARDED 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. SERVED AT SOLOMON ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL, FIRST TROOPS IN JAPAN.