World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore W. Wernicke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westbrook, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY B, 296TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION AS A RIGGER IN NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.