World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alvin A. Birne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tenafly, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE 347TH REGIMENT OF THE 87TH DIVISION UNDER GENERAL PATTON. FIGHTING AT THE BULGE AND CROSSING THE RHINE AT KOBLENZ IN EARLY 1945, HE WAS HIGHLY DECORATED FOR HIS HEROISM AND VALOR DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.