World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mel Courtney
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cynthiana, Kentucky
Honored By
Mel Courtney
45th Infantry; Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) man; joined the 45th at Anzio in May 1944. Later participated in the landing at Southern France in August 1944 and was wounded on October 17, 1944 in France.