World War II Honoree

Gordon Witzel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Saint Paul Park, Minnesota

Honored By

South Washington Heritage Society

DRAFTED IN 1943 AND SPENT 17 WEEKS BASIC TRAINING AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA WITH ONE WEEK DELAY AT HOME. SHIPPED OUT FROM CAMP MILES STANDISH, MASSACHUSETTS. SHIPPED TO LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND AND JOINED THE QUARTERMASTER TRUCK COMPANY, SERVING IN NORTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE, INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WITH THE 3RD ARMY. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND THE MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD.