World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin Kenneth Wampler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Honored By
Georgann Wampler
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN 29TH INFANTRY, 116TH REGIMENT. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR. WOUNDED IN GERMANY. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY), COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.