World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Martin Wendell Appleton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Osceola, Nebraska
Honored By
Mary Richard, Gary Appleton, James Appleton, Betty Landercasper
Relationship
His Children
APRIL 1943 TO JANUARY 1946 WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 82ND AIRBORNE INFANTRY DIVISION, 17 MONTHS IN EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS; ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. MADE COMBAT PARACHUTE JUMPS AND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER. AWARDED 3 BRONZE STARS.