World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wellford Thomas Harrison, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Frances Harrison
Relationship
Wife
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY, FRANCE D-DAY PLUS 4 HOURS, JUNE 6,1944. FOUGHT IN 5 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION LIBERATED THE CITIES OF CHERBOURG AND PARIS. WAS THE FIRST TO PENETRATE THE SIEGFRIED LINE IN GERMANY.