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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eugene Lyle Hess

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Superior, Wisconsin

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM 1940 TO 1946 WITH TWO YEARS IN THE PACIFIC WHERE HE COMMANDED AN ARTILLERY BATTALION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NEW GUINEA AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH A BATTLE STAR.