World War II Honoree

Walter B. Berguson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Arnot, Pennsylvania

SERVED FROM JUNE 18, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 20, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION AS A TANK DRIVER FROM NORTH AFRICA TO GERMANY. SAW ACTION IN SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.