World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Baltes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
LTC Theodore Baltes, Jr.
Relationship
Son
OCTOBER, 1940: MOBILIZED AS CAPTAIN ARNGUS, 106TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, 27TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED IN A VARIETY OF COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS THROUGHOUT HAWAII AND CONUS. JULY, 1945 TO NOVEMBER, 1947: SERVED IN VARIETY OF COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES. SERVED IN THE 88TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, PHILIPPINE SCOUTS AND GUAM. SEPTEMBER, 1948: PROMOTED TO MAJOR, AUS(503D FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, FT. LEWIS, WA). WWII DECORATIONS INCLUDE BRONZE STAR MEDAL(SERVICE), AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINES LIBERATION MEDAL, PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE MEDAL.