World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard D. Behrends
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Jacquelyne D. Dwiggins Behrends
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN BOTH PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN THEATRES OF OPERATION WITH THE 86TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN AN ARTILLERY COMPANY. ENTERED EUROPE THROUGH LE HAVRE AND FOUGHT IN THREE MAJOR BATTLES AT THE RHINE, THE ROHR RIVER AND AUSTRIA.