World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wasil A. Baran
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM MAY 6, 1941 UNTIL OCTOBER 19, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 25TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANIZED), 4TH ARMORED DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE FRENCH FOURRAGERE.