World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gant H. Bessey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Merrill, Wisconsin
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Staff Sergeant in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, in the European Theater of Operations. Wounded in Action, he was awarded the Purple Heart.