World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Thomas Pettus
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Granddaughter and Family
ARMY 23 AUGUST 1943-20 APRIL 1946; EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS 1944-1946; COMPANY E, 275TH INFANTRY, PLATOON SERGEANT/STAFF SERGEANT (BRONZE STAR FOR COMPLETING A MISSION UNDER DURESS); 70TH DIVISION, CAPTURE OF FORBACH, STIRING WENDEL, AND SAARBRUCKEN AND CROSSING THE SAAR RIVER (BRONZE STAR); COMPANY E, 15TH INFANTRY, 3RD DIVISION, 1ST SERGEANT.