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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ernest Jerome Casey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Sulpher Springs, Texas

Honored By

The Casey Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ARRIVED IN FRANCE IN JULY 1944 AS A PRIVATE. WOUNDED AT ST. LO AND AWARDED HIS FIRST PURPLE HEART. DECEMBER 1944, AWARDED 2ND PURPLE HEART WHEN SHOT BY SNIPER IN THE LEG, WHICH BARELY MISSED BONE AND ARTERIES. FINISHED WITH HIS REGIMENT AS THEY PUSHED ACROSS GERMANY AND WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. CAME HOME ON THE QUEEN MARY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED.