World War II Honoree

Dalmain Howard Estes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Family

SERVED WITH THE 467TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION (HALF TRACKS) IN EUROPE. HE LANDED D-DAY ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY AND FOUGHT ACROSS EUROPE INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WHERE HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. HE ALSO RAN A DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AFTER THE WAR. HE RETURNED HOME FROM WAR TO LEAD AN HONORABLE LIFE AND TO RAISE 6 CHILDREN. HE TAUGHT HIS FAMILY THE MEANING OF A 'TRUE AMERICAN HERO'.