World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Chester E. Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wiota, Wisconsin
SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 161ST INFANTRY AT PEARL HARBOR. SAW ACTION ON GUADALCANAL, THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND LUZON. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, SEVEN OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.