World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harrison West
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wyoming, Ohio
Honored By
West Family
79th Infantry Division, 315th Regiment. Served October 25, 1944 to January 15, 1945. Landed at Normandy October 1944. Fought to free Lorraine and Alsace, Luneville, Saverne Gap, Hagenau, Wissembourg, in Northern Vosges Mountain Campaign. Served in Operation Nordwind, the Battle of the Bulge, South. Wounded in action January 15, 1945 in France. Hit in Jugular by German sniper. Spent 3 months in hospitals. Joined Staff Headquarters, Versailles on limited assignment. Ended, with Document Center, Berlin.