World War II Honoree

Melvin Joseph Couch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Herndon, Kansas

Honored By

Mary Couch, Deck & Joanna

Relationship

Wife, Son & Sister

SERVED IN THE KANSAS STATE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE U.S. ARMY WHEN HIS UNIT WAS FEDERALIZED DURING WWII. PARTICIPATED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND RECEIVED A BATTLEFIELD PROMOTION TO 2ND LIEUTENANT DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RETIRED AFTER 29 YEARS OF HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE AS A MAJOR, U.S. ARMY. AWARDED A PURPLE HEART FOR COMBAT WOUNDS AND THE BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE.