World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Sidney J. Baeschlin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Vancouver, Washington
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company L, in the European Theater of Operations. He died of wounds in France and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Silver Star Medal for Gallantry in Action; Bitche, France.