World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Chester C. West
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Honored By
Jeanie Beal
Relationship
Daughter
CHESTER SERVED AS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR A BRIDGE BUILDING UNIT OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS THROUGHOUT EUROPE. HIS UNIT WAS PART OF PATTON'S THIRD ARMY, PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CHESTER WAS IN MARSEILLE, FRANCE AWAITING TRANSFER TO THE PACIFIC THEATRE WHEN THE WAR ENDED.