World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lon Richard Wise
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Abbeville (Henry County), Alabama
Honored By
Mary W. Wise
Relationship
Spouse
SERVED WITH HQ CO, 2D BN, 38TH REGT, 2D INF 'INDIAN HEAD' DIVISION DURING WWII. LANDED ON D-DAY +1 AND FOUGHT THRU TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRY MAN'S BADGE, BRONZE STAR FOR HEROISM, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (THE BULGE),EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SILVER STAR (NORMANDY,NORTHERN FRANCE,RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE,CENTRAL EUROPE),GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL,WWII VICTORY MEDAL, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE,HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN, MARKSMAN BADGE WITH RIFLE AND EXPERT BADGE WITH MACHINE GUN.