World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James M. Estepp
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lucasville, Ohio
Honored By
James M. Estepp
ENTERED SERVICE AS AN 18 YEAR OLD. AFTER THIRTEEN WEEKS INFANTRY TRAINING HE WAS SENT OVERSEAS TO JOIN THE 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN ITALY AS A SCOUT. SAW ACTION AT CASSINO AND ANZIO. ONE OF THE FIRST SOLDIERS TO ENTER ROME. LEFT ITALY FOR SOUTHERN FRANCE INVASION ON AUGUST 15, 1944. WOUNDED OCTOBER 5, 1944 IN VOSGES MOUNTAINS IN FRANCE. SPENT NEXT 13 MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 5, 1945.