World War II Honoree

Quentin Irvel Jesse Chatham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Plano, Illinois

Honored By

Calli Chatham Trenado & Bernardo Trenado

Relationship

Granddaughter

ENTERED SERVICE APRIL 29, 1943. BRANCH OF SERVICE: ARMY INFANTRY WITH A MEDICS DETACHMENT. TRAINED AT FT. SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS, CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA. EMBARKATION OCTOBER 4, 1943. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: ROME, FOGGIA, AND PO VALLEY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, DIVISION CITATION, AND MEDICAL COMBAT BADGE. RETURNED TO UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 3, 1945. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 9, 1945. RANK HELD: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND 135TH INFANTRY MEDICAL DETACHMENT.