World War II Honoree

Albert Francis Wiest

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jamestown, North Dakota

Honored By

George & Eileen Murphy

Relationship

Friends

AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAIN, HEAVY WEAPONS COMPANY COMMANDER, 164TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD, HE SERVED ON GUADALCANAL AND BOUGAINVILLE. THEIR UNIT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION ON GUADALCANAL, WHICH IS HOW THE 164TH AS AN ARMY UNIT CAME TO PROUDLY WEAR THE NAVAL PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION GIVEN TO THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION. COLONEL WIEST WAS ALSO AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR HIS WWII ACTIONS.