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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alfred S. Wescott

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Atlantic County, New Jersey

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY IN 1942 AND ACTIVELY SERVED IN THE 81ST INFANTRY 'WILD CAT' DIVISION. HIS TOUR OF DUTY WAS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, WHERE HE SERVED AS A CRYPTOGRAPHER. HIS UNIT WAS THE FIRST TO OCCUPY JAPAN AT THE END OF THE WAR. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1946.