World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles F. Appman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Relationship
Friend
He landed at Normandy on September 19, 1944. While serving in Battery B of the 285th Field Artillery, he was driving a truck near Malmedy, Belgium when SS troops fired on and killed 84 American prisoners during the Battle of the Bulge. He was among the 43 survivors.