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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William F. Binnig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN EUROPE WITH GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S 3RD ARMY DURING WWII AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. IN MARCH OF 1945 HE WAS WOUNDED BY A SNIPER IN KOBLENZ, GERMANY AND WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART. HE WAS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF A BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC ACTIONS UNDER FIRE.