World War II Honoree

Simon Gutierrez

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Guadalupita, New Mexico

Honored By

Leroy and Ruth Gutierrez

Relationship

Son and Daughter-in-Law

SERVED AS A RIFLEMAN IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE AND HIS UNIT WAS A PART OF THE VAST ARMY THAT INVADED FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 AND ASSAULTED OMAHA BEACH DURING THE INVASION. CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART (FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED ON D-DAY), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE LAPEL BUTTON. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE FEBRUARY 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945.