World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie R. Applegate
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Applegate Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 54TH SIGNAL BATTALION AS A MEDICAL AID MAN IN THE ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.