World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Wesley Herman Bacon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Allen County, Kansas
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENLISTED ON 18 MAY 1942. SERVED IN TROOP B, 33RD CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANIZED), 20TH ARMORED DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION ON 28 APRIL 1945, DURING THE DIVISION'S PUSH TO CROSS THE DANUBE RIVER.