Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
The Family of Jasper G. Musso
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH COMPANY C, AS A NUMBER 2 SCOUT. FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. WOUNDED IN ACTION JANUARY 24, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART. THE 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION SERVED IN EUROPE WITH DISTINCTION. PROUDLY CALLED 'OLD HICKORY' AFTER ANDREW JACKSON, THE 7TH PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. DECORATIONS RECEIVED: COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, GERMANY; GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ARDENNES, RHINELAND.