World War II Honoree

Richard Earl Applebury

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Long Beach, California

Honored By

Richard, Sarah, Wesley, and William Applebury

Relationship

Son and Grandchildren

ACTIVE IN THE NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN. SERVED WITH PATTON IN ENGLAND PRIOR TO THE NORMANDY INVASION. CAME ASHORE IN NORMANDY NEAR ST. MERE EGLISE. FOUGHT VALIANTLY WITH PATTON AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED BY GERMAN ARTILLERY SHRAPNEL, AND TURNED DOWN THE PURPLE HEART. HE FOUGHT WITH THE 3RD ARMY THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE WAR AND WAS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCE IN GERMANY AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY HE SERVED AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION FORCE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN.