World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Millard S. Washer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newton, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
HE SERVED IN THE BLACK CAT DIVISION. HE WAS ABOARD THE TRANSPORT, LEOPOLDVILLE, WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED NEAR CHERBOURG ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 1944. EARNED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR SAVING MANY OF HIS COHORTS FROM DROWNING. SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN THEATER.