World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis S. Cherepy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Franklin, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE DEPLOYED TO THE EMBATTLED EUROPEAN THEATER. WHILE THERE, HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING FOR THE RHINE, SOUTHERN GERMANY AND IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. HE WAS A MEMBER OF AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION OF THE FAMED 26TH YANKEE DIVISION.