World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Myron J. Babler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Monroe, Wisconsin
SERVED FROM JULY 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1945. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION ON JUNE 7, 1944, D-DAY PLUS ONE, AS PART OF THE 457TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION, 29TH DIVISION OF GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY'S 1ST ARMY. LATER JOINED GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY, 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THREE PURPLE HEARTS.