World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Santiago L. Zacarias
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
El Paso, Texas
Honored By
Children and Grandkids
COMBAT INFANTRYMAN. EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL. GO 8 HG INFANTRY DIVISION; JANUARY 8, 1945. ALSO RECEIVED WWII VICTORY RIBBON, 2 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, NOVEMBER 14, 1944. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE (GO 33 WD 45). MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY; RIFLEMAN, 745. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION, JANUARY 5, 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER.