World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Raymond Sherwin West
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
His Family
MEMBER OF COMPANY K, 110TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PRISONER OF WAR FROM DECEMBER 1944 TO MARCH 1945 IN BAD ORB AND ZIEGENHEIM CONCENTRATION CAMPS, GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, POW MEDAL, BRONZE STAR WITH 3 CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EXPERT RIFLEMAN BADGE, PEARL HARBOR RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 CLUSTERS. SERVED UNDER GENERAL MARTIN.