World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Laurence G. Wesson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
JOINED THE ARMY IN 1943 AND LANDED IN NORMANDY IN 1944. SERVED AS AN ARTILLERY BATTALION SURGEON WITH THE MEDICAL CORPS IN GENERAL GEORGE PATTON'S THIRD ARMY AND WITH GENERAL ALEXANDER PATCH'S SEVENTH ARMY. WAS DISCHARGED AS A MAJOR IN 1946.