World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence Marcus Zirbes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Castlewood, South Dakota
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A FIRST SERGEANT OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN AN ARMORED DIVISION WITH GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.