World War II Honoree

Lorell Edward Patterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

McMechen, West Virginia

Honored By

Linda Patterson Graham

Relationship

Daughter

PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. SERVICE NUMBER 35072718. SERVED WITH COMPANY D, 394TH INFANTRY DIVISION, EUROPEAN THEATER. SERVED AS A LIGHT DUTY TRUCK AND JEEP DRIVER. HE WAS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR OUTSTANDING DUTY AS A MESSENGER IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY. BY HIS UNTIRING DEVOTION TO DUTY AND OUTSTANDING ABILITY TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER UNDER ADVERSE COMBAT CONDITIONS, HE CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO COMBAT EFFICIENCY OF HIS ORGANIZATION.