World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis Meza Alvarez
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nogales, Arizona
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION AS A STAFF SERGEANT, IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY. THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDALS, PLUS A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT EMBLEM.