World War II Honoree

Leo Albert Walterich

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

Anne Menzel

Relationship

Daughter

Served with the U.S. Army 1st Armored Division 'Old Ironsides', Battery C, 27th Field Artillery Battalion. Fought in 'Operation Torch' in North Africa. First American Armored Division to see combat in WWII. Then Assigned to 5th Army. Landed at Anzio and fought through Rome. Wounded in North Africa and awarded the Purple Heart.