World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles E. Balch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Thomaston, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 238TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.