World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vernon Frank Wolterman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion, Post 61
ENTERED SERVICE ON DECEMBER 15, 1942; RIFLEMAN. PARATROOPER TRAINING AT TOCCOA, GEORGIA; 501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY. TRAINED AT FORT BRADY, MICHIGAN, 131ST INFANTRY. OVERSEAS ON QUEEN ELIZABETH. ARRIVED IN SCOTLAND; BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (SCREAMING EAGLES). RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, 5 BATTLE STARS. D-DAY ON JUNE 6, 1944; PLANE DROPPED THESE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION PARATROOPERS AND THEY LANDED IN ENEMY TERRITORY. DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 23, 1945.