World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vincent Benedict
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Grateful Vietnam Veteran
HE WAS SERVING IN THE ARDENNES JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS WHEN HE AND ABOUT 100 OTHERS WERE CAPTURED BY GERMAN SOLDIERS WHILE DISTRIBUTING AMMUNITION. HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE EUROPEAN WAR IN THREE PRISON CAMPS.