World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon M. Crelia
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Eldorado, Oklahoma
Honored By
Lucy Crelia, Laboyd Crelia, Dennis Crelia, Hub Crelia & Sarah Winkler
Relationship
Wife, Sons & Daughter
FOUGHT WITH THE ARMY INFANTRY AT BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS WOUNDED. RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR AND RHINELAND AND ARDENNES CAMPAIGN RIBBON.