World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James King Arness
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Joe Feaster
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
WHEN WWII BROKE OUT, HE WANTED TO BECOME A NAVY PILOT, BUT HIS ENORMOUS HEIGHT DISQUALIFIED HIM. INSTEAD HE JOINED THE ARMY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AFTER SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT LEG DURING THE 1944 INVASION AT ANZIO, ITALY. HIS INJURIES LEFT HIM HOSPITALIZED FOR ALMOST A YEAR.