World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Wesley Orr
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sarasota, Florida
Honored By
Lt Col Gloria J. Orr, USAF (Ret)
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED WITH COMPANY C, 12TH INFANTRY, 4TH DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN. WOUNDED IN GERMANY, HUERTGEN FOREST, ON NOVEMBER 16, 1944; LOST LEFT ARM. DECORATIONS: BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR.