World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Robert Hess
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Morgantown, West Virginia
Honored By
Nancy & Lester Smalley and Susan & Chet Cook
Relationship
Daughters and Sons-in-Law
T/5 THEODORE R. HESS ENLISTED IN 1942 SERVED AS A WEAPONS CREWMAN IN BATTERY “C” 472 ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION FROM 1943 – 1945 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING THE NEW GUINEA AND LUZON CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS AWARDED THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE STAR, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY.