World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Philip Joseph Rapin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Ignace, Michigan
Honored By
His Five Children & Eight Grandchildren
Relationship
Son
ENTERED SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 517TH INDEPENDENT PARACHUTE REGIMENT. SAW COMBAT IN ITALY, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. OCCUPIED BERLIN WITH THE 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 18, 1945.