World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leo L. Beerup
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Sophia Beerup
Relationship
Wife
HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND RECEIVED SEVERAL MEDALS INCLUDING: WWII VICTORY RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, AND AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON. SERVED ON THE USS MENGES AS A MACHINIST. SURVIVED A TORPEDO HIT.