World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie Alphonse
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Daphne, Alabama
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A SERGEANT WITH THE 333RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 1942 TO 1945. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE 3RD REICH FROM 1944 TO 1945 AT STALAG 9B. HE WAS AWARDED THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.