World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fernando Tafollia Ramirez
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1943, TRAINED IN TEXAS, TENNESSEE, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT FIVE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN THE 648TH AND 803RD TANK DESTROYER BATTALIONS AND THE 2ND CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY, AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED IN 1946.