World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin I. Helme
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Helme Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 437TH PORT COMPANY AS A CLERK TYPIST IN NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.