World War II Honoree

Henry A. Cornelius

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wyoming, Illinois

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE SERVED AS A FORWARD OBSERVER FOR THE ARTILLERY. WHILE IN EUROPE HE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL BATTLES, INCLUDING KESTERNICH, SIMMERATH, THE HUERTGEN FOREST, AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AT REMAGEN, GERMANY, HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST AND ONLY TROOPS TO CROSS THE LAST REMAINING BRIDGE OVER THE RHINE RIVER INTO GERMANY BEFORE IT COLLAPSED.