World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John B. Beaven, MD
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Loretto, Kentucky
Honored By
Susan C. Beaven and Katherine Beaven
Relationship
Daughter and Granddaughter
He was a medic with the 78th (Lightning) Infantry and fought in Europe in the Battle of the Bulge, went over the Remagen bridge right before it blew up, and liberated concentration camp in Germany. He was in northern Germany, Bremen post war. He received the Bronze Star.