World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John F. Willet
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Apache, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER WITH GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE FOR CHERBOURG, FRANCE DURING THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN AND IN THE LIBERATION OF THE DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP IN GERMANY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.